Dentist Question - Crown related (1 Viewer)

[cubd8]

This summer, the tooth in the top right became extremely sensitive to cold. After dealing with it for a period of time, my dentist shaved the tooth down and put a crown over it - this was in early September.

Since then, nothing has changed. I was expecting that my sensitivity to cold would no longer be an issue, but the problem is as bad as it was previously. 

I scheduled an appointment with my dentist for tomorrow morning so they could take a look at what's going on.

Any ideas? Is is possible that the crown isn't properly sealed? Could the nerve in my tooth be inflamed to the point where a root canal needs to take place? If so, how does this work knowing that the crown is needed still to protect the tooth.

Anyways, I'm asking to see if anyone has any theories or has gone through something similar before.

 

[Timmay]

Tie one end of a piece of string to the tooth and the other end of the string to a door knob and slam the door shut. Then you can eat all the ice cream and cold drinks your little tummy can handle.  

 

[msommer]

If you change the title to "chestdump related" then you might get Dentist to stop by

 

[GROOT]

probably needs root canal

 

[saintfool]

could be the gums receding and making the nerve more exposed.

 

[msommer]

Ball cancer

 

[James Daulton]

The same exact thing happened to me and it turned out it was colon cancer.  Ok, not the same exact thing but I wasn't feeling well either!

 

[Mookie]

I've had several crowns put on and they were sore and cold-sensitive for awhile before it eventually went away.  Since you had the problem before you had the crown done though, it could be a gum/decay issue and you might be looking at a root canal.  Hopefully your dentist figures it out.

 

[Kanil]

This summer, the tooth in the top right became extremely sensitive to cold. After dealing with it for a period of time, my dentist shaved the tooth down and put a crown over it - this was in early September.

Since then, nothing has changed. I was expecting that my sensitivity to cold would no longer be an issue, but the problem is as bad as it was previously. 

I scheduled an appointment with my dentist for tomorrow morning so they could take a look at what's going on.

Any ideas? Is is possible that the crown isn't properly sealed? Could the nerve in my tooth be inflamed to the point where a root canal needs to take place? If so, how does this work knowing that the crown is needed still to protect the tooth.

Anyways, I'm asking to see if anyone has any theories or has gone through something similar before.

You've got to tag @Dentist if you want a response.  Everyone knows that.

 

[Anarchy99]

Completely different situation than the initial post (and it appears @Dentist hasn't been around in a while) . . .

Got my teeth cleaned this week and saw a new dentist to the practice. Haven't had any dental issues or needed any work done for probably 10 years. New dentist gave me an exam that focused on him shining a flashlight in my mouth. He concluded that the way one of my teeth absorbed or reflected light that at some point that bicuspid could someday break. He suggested I needed a crown to prevent that from happening.

However, there was nothing on an x-ray that indicates there is a problem (either in the past or the one they took that day), there is no cavity on that tooth, they haven't been observing any potential issues, and I haven't had any sensitivity or other problems. The new dentist said there's a good chance that I never have a problem with that tooth, but the best course of action was to get a crown ASAP. I asked him what the chances of it being a problem any time soon were, and his comeback was I might as well ask him the winning combination for Powerball, as he had no idea.

I told him thanks for the opinion, but I would pass for now. On checking out they wanted to know when I was available in the next few weeks for the crown. They kept harping on me that I have to get the crown and my insurance would cover most of it. They acted like I was crazy and that my mouth was going to explode.

I never have had anyone use a flashlight on my teeth before, and certainly never had anyone make a prognosis on a guess. I felt like this was a clear money grab (once they saw how much I still had available through my insurance). Anyone else have an appointment with a flashlight exam before? Am I off-base thinking they just wanted to give me a crown to get money out of me?

 

[Payne]

This summer, the tooth in the top right became extremely sensitive to cold. After dealing with it for a period of time, my dentist shaved the tooth down and put a crown over it - this was in early September.

Since then, nothing has changed. I was expecting that my sensitivity to cold would no longer be an issue, but the problem is as bad as it was previously.

I scheduled an appointment with my dentist for tomorrow morning so they could take a look at what's going on.

Any ideas? Is is possible that the crown isn't properly sealed? Could the nerve in my tooth be inflamed to the point where a root canal needs to take place? If so, how does this work knowing that the crown is needed still to protect the tooth.

Anyways, I'm asking to see if anyone has any theories or has gone through something similar before.

Not sure what ever happened, but I had this exact same scenario. I had a root canal done through the top of the crown.
The dentist that did the root canal was not the same one who did the crown and he asked why a root canal wasn't done at the time of the crown.
It wasn't suggested at the time.

Hope it all worked out for you.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I told him thanks for the opinion, but I would pass for now. On checking out they wanted to know when I was available in the next few weeks for the crown. They kept harping on me that I have to get the crown and my insurance would cover most of it. They acted like I was crazy and that my mouth was going to explode.

I suspect it's time to find a new dental practice. I suspect they have a new owner. My original dentist warned me years ago that my teeth would start to fracture as I got older. That's normal. As long as you aren't having issues, you should be able to wait.

Using a light to detect cracks is normal. Not a flashlight.

 

[FarFromHome]

Pass. Im not a big believer in preventative root canals. Ha ha