Discussion
One for the dentists
I had a crown put in a few years ago and generally its been fine. I believe its the 1st premolar (the one next to the pointy tooth on the top row).
I have noticed recently that I am getting a lot of food caught between the this tooth. The tooth sort of curves inward on one side so there is not complete contact like there is with other teeth (there is contact but its a bit like a circle touch a square - there is some space). The otherside which still has the normal tooth also curves the same way but it is a much tighter fit so food doesnt get in the gap.
So my quetsion is - how hard would it be to have a new tooth made up that is a tighter fit? Can the people who make crowns look at a mould and decide on a new shape or whatnot?
I had a crown put in a few years ago and generally its been fine. I believe its the 1st premolar (the one next to the pointy tooth on the top row).
I have noticed recently that I am getting a lot of food caught between the this tooth. The tooth sort of curves inward on one side so there is not complete contact like there is with other teeth (there is contact but its a bit like a circle touch a square - there is some space). The otherside which still has the normal tooth also curves the same way but it is a much tighter fit so food doesnt get in the gap.
So my quetsion is - how hard would it be to have a new tooth made up that is a tighter fit? Can the people who make crowns look at a mould and decide on a new shape or whatnot?
If you're not in pain, not adversely affected by the aesthetics and it's still soundly fitted, then there may be little merit in disturbing it and thus creating new risk (and cost!).
The food catching should be easily remedied by thorough rinsing, cleaning and flossing (which should be part of your oral hygiene regime anyway). Still worth chatting through with your dentist the next time you're in if it's really bothering you. Good luck!
The food catching should be easily remedied by thorough rinsing, cleaning and flossing (which should be part of your oral hygiene regime anyway). Still worth chatting through with your dentist the next time you're in if it's really bothering you. Good luck!
I agree with Rog above but if you're getting lots of stuff stuck between these teeth, it's difficult to clean and it's irritating you then a replacement crown could easily be made with a nice good contact point to solve the problem.
You could ask for this crown to be fitted with a temporary cement for a few weeks to reassure you both that it's doing it's job as intended. That way it can removed and modified (ceramic added etc) to make sure no food trapping occurs.
It shouldn't be left temporarily fitted for more than a few weeks though.
You could ask for this crown to be fitted with a temporary cement for a few weeks to reassure you both that it's doing it's job as intended. That way it can removed and modified (ceramic added etc) to make sure no food trapping occurs.
It shouldn't be left temporarily fitted for more than a few weeks though.
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