“Why does my tooth hurt after a crown?”
I had a dental crown done on my tooth last week and it still hurts. Is this normal, or is something wrong with the crown?
9 Answers
This is not that unusual. The chances are that the crown (bite) may be a little high and is irritating the tooth. In most cases this can be fixed relatively easily by your dentist with a small adjustment in the bite and polishing.
Sometimes there is sensitivity for several days. Go back to your dentist and pay attention when it feels pain. Is it with pressure? With cold or hot? Is it more sensitive at night? Relate your findings to your dentist.
Porcelain crown might be uncomfotable for couple of weeks after cemebtation. Please let your good dentist know, in regards to your experience, to check the bite and the fit of the crown plus the health of the gums and bone. If you need more useful information, click here: https://best.celebritydentist.com/porcelain-crowns/
Probably something is wrong with your tooth. The bite on the crown may be off. If you had pain IN THE TOOTH before the crown was placed, you may still have the same problem. You could have an inflamed dental pulp or inflamed tooth ligament surrounding the tooth. Or, you could have both. A crown is a treatment for a badly broken down tooth, the treatment begins
when the crown is inserted and cemented.
when the crown is inserted and cemented.
Your crowned tooth should not still hurt. You need the go beck to your dentist.
Scott M. Dubowsky, DMD
Scott M. Dubowsky, DMD
This is a normal risk of doing treatment. It all depends on the size of the cavity/fracture that required the crown and how deep your doctor had to drill. Whenever a tooth is drilled on the nerve is inflamed. The closer to the nerve it is the more inflamed it gets which can lead to pain. Give it a week or two and if it is not better a root canal may be needed.
You should return to your dentist. You may need to have the bite adjusted on your new crown.
It is normal, make sure, though. Your bite is good, but nothing's wrong. Go back to your dentist for an adjustment.
This is not an unusual problem. when you get a crown but tooth has been ground down and you have lost some of the structure. When that crown is placed on your tooth it is done so with an adhesive and hopefully after certain amount of time usually about three to four months and over that time it starts getting lesser and lesser pain. If it gets extremely painful then you may have to have root canal done to that restoration. It's not fun to have root canal but in situations where teeth do not recover well then you need to have the root canal done and after that is done everything should quiet down.
