Re: If a dental crown is too low can it make your jaw and mouth hurt ????

Posted by cs on 5/9/2012, 6:00 pm, in reply to "If a dental crown is too low can it make your jaw and mouth hurt ????"

I'm not a dental professional, just a fellow patient . . . but If your bite is off , it seems to me that probably could explain the pain you're experiencing. It also seems to me that ther are only 2-3 ways to prevent the crown from hitting the opposing tooth: (1) reduce the height (or length) of the crown a "hair or two" — depending on whether it is an upper or lower tooth . . . (2) do the same for the opposing tooth . . . or move one of those teeth forward or back a little. Based on past experience, I'm pretty sure that in any of thsoe cases, my dentist would keep me in the chair while continuing to make small, incremental adjustments until the bite felt comfortable . . . and suggest that if necessary, to return the following day if it still did not feel comfortable. He also uses a heavy-duty temporary cement for ALL crown, including implants. In fact, while in the office for a regular check-up last week, we were discussing one of my crowns, which is going to need replacement, because of gum erosion that has exposed the margin. In the course of our conversation, I asked he was suggesting I wait until the crown fell off, or if he could remove it. The answer was that he could remove it — because it was attached with temporary cement. Sounds like your dentist may have different views on the placement and attachment of crowns.

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