The tooth is hurt under the crown

Prosthetics with dental crowns - this is the most common method of prosthetics of teeth. But does the tooth hurt after the prosthesis? Prosthetic dental crowns in addition to undoubted advantages and disadvantages, as well as possible complications, which include the occurrence of pain under the crown.

What can a tooth hurt under the crown?

A tooth under the crown can be sore due to dental diseases. Some diseases of the teeth are difficult to determine or not determined at all during a visual examination of the teeth and even on a radiograph. Sometimes cured disease can actually go deep into the tooth( roots and pulp) or cause complications. It also happens that the disease of the tooth under the crown can be caused by diseases of the periodontal tissues that surround the tooth( periodontitis, periodontal disease, gingivitis, etc.).

The tooth under the crown can get sick due to the incorrect installation of the crown itself. If the tooth on which the crown is located has a nerve, then the tooth may have increased sensitivity( to acidic foods, temperature changes), and this causes a strong toothache under the crown.

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In case of tooth pain under the crown when eating solid food, then, for sure, the crown is too high. In this case, the position of the crown must be corrected.

Pain in the tooth under the crown can occur due to the gradual washing out of the cement( not quite high quality) from under the crown, which is used when installing it. At the same time, the crown itself may be weakened, and the risk of penetration of infections and caries may increase. As a consequence, the tooth under the crown starts to hurt. For the penetration of infections under the crown, the use of stamped metal crowns for prosthetics is a big risk. Metal dental crowns to the tooth surface do not fit too tightly, and this leads to the accumulation of food residues under the crown and the result is tooth decay, which destroys the remains of the tooth. A person usually has a toothache in this case.

A tooth under the crown can be sore due to damage to the crown itself. The integrity of the crown can be disturbed as a result of certain mechanical effects of the external environment, the wear of the crown made of a poor-quality material( ceramics, porcelain, plastic).Damage in the crown opens the possibility for the external environment to affect the surface of the tooth. The risk of caries increases.

Also, toothache under the crown may appear due to poor oral hygiene. Quite often this happens in the patient due to the fact that he incorrectly and irregularly brushed his teeth. From this, first of all, the gums begin to suffer. As a result, the inflamed gingiva is deposited under the crown and reveals the root part of the tooth, as a result, the infection also affects the tooth. There are pains under the crown.

What if I have pain in the tooth under the crown?

If the tooth is hurted under the crown, consult a dentist. Only the specialist can identify the cause of this trouble. He will do the necessary tooth examinations and choose the most correct solution to this problem. If you take timely action when there is pain in the tooth, you can solve the problem without removing the crown from the tooth, especially if this crown is bridged.

It is not recommended to remove toothache under the crown with the help of folk remedies and various medications. In this case, you can only relieve the pain for a while, and there will not be a radical elimination of the cause of the toothache.

If you do not take any measures, do not seek qualified help, the tooth can be lost. The tooth under the crown will gradually collapse, the crown will have to be removed, the tooth will most likely have to be removed.

What are the preventive measures for

To reduce the risk of toothache under the crown, it is recommended to follow not complex preventive measures. Teeth need to be cleaned thoroughly and correctly, in the morning and in the evening. With the help of toothpicks and special brushes, the remains of food should be carefully removed from the gingival grooves and interdental spaces. Do not abuse sweet, hard and viscous food. For the prevention of it is recommended to visit the dentist regularly.