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Failed Dental Crown, Causes and Treatment Options
Are you experiencing a failed dental crown? Has your temporary crown fell out? Do you wonder what causes the crown to hurt? Did your permanent crown fell out? A dental crown is a cover or a ‘cap’ that your dentist places over one or more of your teeth. Essentially, the crown’s functions are to get the shape of your tooth or teeth back by restoring the normal size, shape, and functions of the tooth. In many cases, a dental crown will help restore your teeth’s strength and prevent any further destruction. After complete cementation of the dental crown over your tooth, the whole visible portion of the tooth over the gum becomes hidden. The dental crown then becomes the visible part of your tooth. The crowns will then experience the functional impact of your teeth.Why Do I Need a Dental Crown?
A good number of dental patients seek dental crowns for various reasons. Some of these reasons might include the restoration of dental functions, improvement of your oral health, correction of dental malformations, or basically the need to augment a person’s external appearance. The following are the main reasons that you might need a dental crown.- Protection of weak teeth from tooth decay or breakage
- Holding together of a cracked tooth
- Uplifting worn out or broken tooth
- Support or cover a tooth when most of the crown fell out. Your dentist can do this by adding a large filling.
- Secure a dental bridge in position
- Cover improperly misshaped teeth
- To cover discolored teeth
- It provides a cover for dental implants
- To provide a cosmetic modification
- Dentists also use the dental crown on the primary teeth of babies so as:
- To save teeth or a tooth that is severely decayed and cannot be supported by filling or any other method
- Protect the child’s teeth from tooth decay or cracking, especially when they are not good at keeping up oral hygiene.
- Reduce the need for frequent anesthesia in children who cannot keep up with proper dental care either due to behavior, age, or history such as medical history.
Failed Dental Crown
Do dental crowns fail to work? Just like all the other treatments, there is a high probability of dental crown fell out. However, this probability of failure is pretty marginal and should not cause worry or skepticism since it occurs at a very low rate. Nevertheless, if your dental crowns are failing, you will experience some pain around the area where the crown rests. This happens with an increasing frequency during eating, especially when you bite down on food. At this point, you will be wondering whether it is a problem with the tooth or the cap. If you face this problem and have had a recent capping of your tooth with a dental crown, the crown could be the cause of your problem. At this instance, it is advisable to visit your dentist for diagnosis and point-on treatment. To better understand what a dental crown failure is and why it can happen, we must look at installing a dental crown.The Dental Crown Attachment Procedure
The dental crown attachment procedure is one of the shortest dental installation procedures that you can undergo. For just two visits to your dentist, your procedure will be complete. What is the dental installation process? Well, depending on your dentist, you will undergo four processes. These processes are mainly to ensure that your tooth is well prepared to hold a crown. These steps include the following.- The dentist prepares the tooth that needs a cap. This will involve removing the outer parts of your tooth and any decay on your tooth. If your tooth needs additional support to support the incoming crown, your dentist will build up the core of your tooth.
- Impression making. To ensure that the crown is an exact replication of the tooth it will cover, your dentist will make a mold impression or use digital technology to scan the tooth.
- Installation of a temporary crown. Before you can get your permanent crown, your dentist will fit your prepared tooth with a temporary crown. You will have to wear the temporary crown for two weeks before the permanent crown is ready. During this time, you will probably experience high tooth sensitivity to cold or hot substances. It is advisable to keep off sticky food or chewing gum during this period. However, if your dentist has the equipment needed to develop the permanent dental crown, you will get the crown on the same day.
- Placing the crown onto the tooth. When the crown is ready, your dentist puts the crown on your tooth. If you are comfortable with the tooth’s new appearance, your dentist cements the crown into place.
Why Would I Experience Dental Crown Failure?
Why would a tooth with a crown hurt? What causes a crown to hurt? Why does my crown hurt? Dental crown installation involves preparing a tooth by removing decayed parts of the tooth, sticking together the tooth’s cracked pieces, and reshaping it so that a crown can fit. If the tooth is badly damaged, there is a high probability that the crown may fail. If you have had a root canal failure, you might develop a sensitive crown.
Primarily, the cause of crown failure is a factor of technical errors. These technical errors originate from human mistakes and not necessarily due to product failure. The first technical error is installing a wrong fit, bonding, and the tooth post’s cementing. These bonding materials include dental crown glue, tooth crown glue, or tooth cement. The second technical error is a poor crown choice to treat the patient’s bite or occlusion. The following is a list in which you will find some of the other reasons behind the dental crown failure.
- The decayed pulp is more in-depth into the root of the tooth. In the case of extensive tooth decay, a root canal might be required to remove the decay. If this procedure is not administered, you will experience sharp pains and problems chewing despite installing a crown.
- This is a condition whereby a person grinds their teeth during sleep. If this happens and you apply unusual pressure to your teeth’ enamel, you will probably experience a failed dental crown.
- Failed filling: If you have had a failed filling procedure in the past, you will probably experience pain around the base of your crown. This is primarily because a failed filling procedure leaves your inner tooth exposed and leads to a painful sensation.