Re: Crowns

abbeythe 8th · ‎04-17-2010

I am sorry to read you are in so much pain. You should not have to suffer. At the very least your dentist should have given you prescription strength Advil.

My husband and son share a dental practice. Their patients are always sufficiently numbed so they feel no pain during the procedure. They always call in a prescription for pain.

As for flossing, be careful flossing the temporary crown as you could pop it off.

JB116 · ‎10-12-2016

@abbeythe 8th wrote:
@JB116

I am sorry to read you are in so much pain. You should not have to suffer. At the very least your dentist should have given you prescription strength Advil.

My husband and son share a dental practice. Their patients are always sufficiently numbed so they feel no pain during the procedure. They always call in a prescription for pain.

As for flossing, be careful flossing the temporary crown as you could pop it off.

I've taken some Tylenol and that helped a little but I am thinking of taking one of my Vicodin to see if that will help. I only have a few left so I use them as sparingly as I possibly can, but I think its needed.

My dentist told me to be sure that when I floss that area to ensure I pull the floss out and not take it up and down.

I'll report back tomorrow to see how the pain is. I have to go back to work tommorow so I'm hoping the pain is gone.

Catiele · ‎08-20-2012

I have four crowns and have had a good experience with them. Have had them for years. Good luck with them.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

I have more crowns in my mouth than Queen Elizabeth has in her closet!

JB116 · ‎10-12-2016

I spoke to my dentist this morning because I am still in ALOT of pain. She said I shouldn't have any pain by now so she is having me come back in in the morning to see why the pain hasn't subsided.

I've gone through far too much Tylenol than I should have and it hasn't touched the pain.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

OK - I am the first to admit I am very niave about dental issues but I thought they did a crown when they do a root canal because you really only have the shell of a tooth left , that is filled and the crown on top strengthens it so you can chew with it. If I am correct about this you should not have pain because the nerve has been removed when they do the root canal.

Are there other reasons they give you a crown beside a root canal?

lulu2 · ‎03-09-2010

I have crowns on multiple molars and have had only 2 root canals. I did have a root canal where the oral surgeon drilled through a crown. It has also been my experience that there can still be a sensation in teeth with root canals. There can be multiple roots and it isn't always possible to get to the tip.

JB116 · ‎10-12-2016

@151949 wrote:
OK - I am the first to admit I am very niave about dental issues but I thought they did a crown when they do a root canal because you really only have the shell of a tooth left , that is filled and the crown on top strengthens it so you can chew with it. If I am correct about this you should not have pain because the nerve has been removed when they do the root canal.
Are there other reasons they give you a crown beside a root canal?

Yes, my crowns will be for OTHER.

The 3 teeth I need a crown on will NOT have root canals on them. What happened was my fillings from long ago were breaking down and when I would eat harder things it caused my teeth to crack a bit. Not damaging too much but enough that if untreated it would lead to further issues and quite possibly root canals.

My dentist took pictures of my teeth and showed them to me and the cracks were noticeable enough that they needed taken care of before they got worse.

What she did was drill out my filling and file down the tooth enough so that only healthy tooth remained and then put the crown over it. It was an easy procedure but VERY time consuming and there was one taste during the 2 hours that was AWFUL, nearly made me vomit.

But I went back this morning because of the pain and she told me after looking in my mouth that I was obviously having an allergic reaction to the lidocaine. All my pain symptoms were related to the reaction affecting the joint and nerve that runs from the chin to the ear (I didn't get all the medical terms she was saying) but that fit to a T the symptoms I was having.

She gave me a prescription and so far it's been so much better. She said the pain could last up to a week but thankfully it's already diminishing.

Thank youall so much for your kind and caring words of support. I very much appreciate them all.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

Just as an fyi, when I had my root canals, my doctor gave me a prescription for Motrin. He told me I could just buy a bottle OTC but this way it was 1 pill instead of me taking 4 pills.

Unless you can't take Motrin or even Advil, I would take that over Tylenol. Tylenol is about the most useless pain relieve IMO. It does nothing. Even various doctors have told me not to bother with Tylenol.

bonnielu · ‎03-11-2010

I have poor heredity for teeth. All sorts of problems. I have crowns with no problem. I just have lots of them as well as implants. It never stops.

I do have a question. I went to my dentist today for impressions for a crown. I waited until Jan so I could get the best insurance benefit. I used up all the insurance from last year.

The cost: Anyone willing to share. I was floored this time around. I think it was 1,200 with insurance kicking in, my bill almost $500. Does that sound right to you all. I even bought more insurance to help me out... obviously not really.

I am wondering what price point you are paying or think you will end up paying.

Not if the price goes up when the patient has insurance