Just had a temporary crown come off!

Nathan

Nathan

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I take tooth pain very seriously, so having a crown come off puts my anxiety through the roof! I just had the procedure yesterday, the dentist prepped the tooth, took impressions and had an assistant fit and install the temporary. All good...until this afternoon, started snacking on corn chips, felt something really strange in my mouth- I knew the temp crown had come off. Drove to the dentist rolling code, wife called in notifying the staff. The dental assistant reinstalled the crown, using "a little stronger" adhesive. I'm good now, got back home in time for cocktail hour. I think I'll just drink my meals until the permanent crown is in place! :eek:o_O:unsure::whistle:
 

When that happens, there's always a chance of choking or damaging your other teeth if you chomp down on the dislodged crown. For God's sake, why didn't she use the "stronger" adhesive the first time? I guess because it's more expensive and they don't use it unless they have to. :cautious:
 

Bella said:
When that happens, there's always a chance of choking or damaging your other teeth if you chomp down on the dislodged crown. For God's sake, why didn't she use the "stronger" adhesive the first time? I guess because it's more expensive and they don't use it unless they have to. :cautious:
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Well I won't have to worry about that tonight, the damn thing came off again about a half hour ago. :mad:
I'll be back at the dental office bright and early tomorrow morning. I am of the mind to just have them pull the tooth, it's a rear molar, all the way to the bottom rear. After this is resolved I'll be going back to my old dentist that I had been going to for 20 years. The hour's drive will be well worth it, for peace of mind.
 
I sympathize. I just got lower veneers last month, and I posted about having a SECOND veneer come off while I was flossing my teeth over the kitchen sink. I heard it hit the metal in the kitchen sink and managed to retrieve it before it went down the drain. When I smiled, all I needed was a corn cob pipe to complete the look! My dentist told me the cement they use for veneers is stronger than the cement they use for crowns, so someone made a mistake. They pulled on all my lower teeth to make sure none come out again.

I've lost crowns as well. I remember eating a sandwich with my co-workers and feeling something hard in my mouth. It was my crown.

I'm so sorry you are going through this. I am also particular about my tooth and gum health, so I get it. I hope you can finally get this resolved.
 
Oh, boy. :rolleyes: Yeah, back to the tried and true. It's worth it. I'd like to hear what kind of excuse is offered as to why the "stronger" adhesive didn't work. Good luck tomorrow.
 
Thanks @dseag2,I recall your mention of veneers coming off, I'm not real familiar with that dental repair. lol, I could have used a corncob pipe the time I pulled a front crown off while flossing. I could use a Xanax right now, but I'll have to pull together some inner calm on my own. 🧐
edit: I just secured an 8:30am appointment tomorrow, I'm going to need this taken care of by the dentist, rather than the shaky assistant that has two strikes against him.
 
PamfromTx said:
Hope all is well ~ tomorrow, @Nathan. And @dseag2 ... you had me in tears laughing regarding the corncob pipe.

By the way, I am terrified of dentists since the time they broke my jaw.
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I spent 8 days in ICU with Sepsis after a dentist did an incompetent & incomplete root canal.
The ER physician said, "Hmmm, you could easily have died. Plus, the infection spiked your blood sugar to 705 & you're in Diabetic Ketoacidosis - also can be fatal."
 
win231 said:
I spent 8 days in ICU with Sepsis after a dentist did an incompetent & incomplete root canal.
The ER physician said, "Hmmm, you could easily have died. Plus, the infection spiked your blood sugar to 705 & you're in Diabetic Ketoacidosis - also can be fatal."
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Holy crap! I'd like to keep as many natural teeth that I can, but I can see the merits of having 'em all yanked out, like a friend of my wife's did.
15 years ago I had a front crown get an infected root, the dentist didn't do a root canal because he wanted to preserve as much of the tooth as he could, to provide structural support for the crown. Had a different dentist do a root canal on it, tooth is still intact.
 
Man, that's awful (parts of your post made me laugh, but), sincerely awful.

I'm a real baby when it comes to tooth pain. You'd think not with my back problems and stuff, but really, when I've had tooth aches I just wanted someone to knock me out and do it now. Tooth pain and some types of back pain are the same, though, when it's pressure on a nerve and exposure of a nerve.
 
I have had temporary crowns come of also and have gone back to the dentist also. I was just wondering if you knew that some pharmacies sell over the counter dental adhesive so a person could put the tooth back on by their self for a temporary fix. I had a dental assistant tell me that the lip Baum that comes in a stick form works well for a temporary fix.
 
Lawrence said:
I have had temporary crowns come of also and have gone back to the dentist also. I was just wondering if you knew that some pharmacies sell over the counter dental adhesive so a person could put the tooth back on by their self for a temporary fix. I had a dental assistant tell me that the lip Baum that comes in a stick form works well for a temporary fix.
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I have some drug store dental adhesive from when I pulled a front crown off flossing. Worked good for the front crown which had a snug fit, whereas this molar crown just sits there, loosely. 🤔
 
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Murrmurr said:
Man, that's awful (parts of your post made me laugh, but), sincerely awful.

I'm a real baby when it comes to tooth pain. You'd think not with my back problems and stuff, but really, when I've had tooth aches I just wanted someone to knock me out and do it now. Tooth pain and some types of back pain are the same, though, when it's pressure on a nerve and exposure of a nerve.
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Tooth pain just sets me off, it's right here, up close and personal! A sore toe is not so dramatic, it's waaay down at there, beyond arms reach.;)
 
Nathan said:
I take tooth pain very seriously, so having a crown come off puts my anxiety through the roof! I just had the procedure yesterday, the dentist prepped the tooth, took impressions and had an assistant fit and install the temporary. All good...until this afternoon, started snacking on corn chips, felt something really strange in my mouth- I knew the temp crown had come off. Drove to the dentist rolling code, wife called in notifying the staff. The dental assistant reinstalled the crown, using "a little stronger" adhesive. I'm good now, got back home in time for cocktail hour. I think I'll just drink my meals until the permanent crown is in place! :eek:o_O:unsure::whistle:
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I'm always careful with the temps, they say I can come in and they'll take care of it if it comes off, but I want to spend as little time in the dentist chair as possible. Glad you're taken care of. I never had a permanent crown come loose.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I'm always careful with the temps, they say I can come in and they'll take care of it if it comes off, but I want to spend as little time in the dentist chair as possible. Glad you're taken care of. I never had a permanent crown come loose.
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I suspect they make temp crowns a lot differently than they used to. Back in the day (which always means When I was a young adult) people would get a temp crown and then not ever go back for the permanent one, they were that sturdy.
 
Had a sketchy night's sleep, brain finally settled down and I actually slept until 6:30. Went in @8:30 for crown re-re-install, was in a positive mood, got a different dental assistant/tech, he seemed calm and professional, checked the fit of the original temp crown and decided to do another impression and make a new one. The new temp crown felt like it fit the remains of the tooth better, the original just kind of sat there loosely. I am eating veeery cautiously, will be cutting up any food into small pieces and shoving it into the opposite side of my mouth. When I go to the store I'll be buying soft stuff, fruit veggies etc. to survive on for the next 2 weeks, until the permanent crown is ready.


Murrmurr said:
I suspect they make temp crowns a lot differently than they used to. Back in the day (which always means When I was a young adult) people would get a temp crown and then not ever go back for the permanent one, they were that sturdy.
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The dental assistant mentioned that the temporary crown was made out of acrylic, which evidently is something they can make up on the spot quick and easy. The permanent crown will be made by a 3rd party lab offsite, out of porcelain fused to metal.
 

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