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I had a crown on my left top wisdom tooth about 12 years ago b/c food was getting stuck between and its antagonist wisdom tooth was (and still is) in a good shape. It was made of gold and I've had no problem with the tooth until recently it became sensitive when chewing. My (new) dentist found there's a small crack on the crown.
She says she doesn't understand why my old dentist put a crown on it 12 years ago, and she'd prefer extraction. I'm reluctant because the tooth has been contributing with chewing and afraid my top tooth will realign to create gaps between rest of teeth.
My new dentist will look under the crown this Friday but it's very likely she'll recommend extraction. I'm thinking of insisting a new crown. When not considering cost effect, is extraction still a better course of action?
A crown on a wisdom tooth makes no sense to me......I resisted having mine removed until I was 65, until they really created a problem with crowding and cleaning. Bad idea, should have listened to multiple dentists over the years to have them removed.....
[quote=daliowa;48977493]I never heard of a crown on a wisdom tooth. Most people have their wisdom teeth removed if they cause any trouble. /QUOTE]
I have all my wisdom teeth. Because my bite is off, they are important for chewing. Also because of this odd bite I went through a few years of tooth grinding/TMJ. The contact surfaces of 3 of the 4 wisdom teeth ended up quite worn. The dentist and I really discussed whether to crown them for protection, and decided to do it. No problems with any of them before or since.
Thanks for replies. I understand ectraction is generally recommended.
For me as well, extraction is an easy option but since I've had it with crown for a long time with zero problems and since it's gone forever once extracted, I wondered being conservative with extraction could have any merit.
I never heard of a crown on a wisdom tooth. Most people have their wisdom teeth removed if they cause any trouble. /QUOTE]
I have all my wisdom teeth. Because my bite is off, they are important for chewing. Also because of this odd bite I went through a few years of tooth grinding/TMJ. The contact surfaces of 3 of the 4 wisdom teeth ended up quite worn. The dentist and I really discussed whether to crown them for protection, and decided to do it. No problems with any of them before or since.
Interesting that you said this because I was wondering if OP needed the wisdom tooth because of the structure of the bite.
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