Topic: My cap doesn't feel right in my mouth. Thoughts?
Tammy N.
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Hi all,
My question today is about a cap I have. It's been there for probably more than 10+ years. I think the root was left in (I sure hope so!). It popped off once, and when it was put back in a piece of the porcelain cracked off on the side and the metal is exposed (this was a few years ago, but since it was not in the front of my mouth, I just left it.) For quite a while now I feel "very aware of it", not that it necessarily hurts, but something is calling my attention to it (infection??). I plan to see a biological dentist on 12/2 so I will get his opinion on all of my dental issues. But I wanted to ask you, my friends, what you may know about problem caps.
I don't like the idea of having it pulled and leaving an empty space in my mouth. Any insights you could share would be much appreciated.
I've been really trying to learn about the dental connection to health. I've read some really good pieces explaining why root canals can be hugely problematic. Makes total sense.
Thank you much! Tammy
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Good that you are seeing the dentist soon. An xray will show him/her what really is going on.
Yes you have roots still there as the crown(cap) is placed on the top of the tooth (reduced for crown to fit).
Can be many different scenarios. But xrays will show what is going on. He/she will do different tests on it and have an answer.
As far as the porcelain coming off, that shouldn't matter as the metal is still around the tooth and gum margin.
Does flossing around it make anything feel different? Does drinking hot or cold make you have little zinger feelings? Do you 'feel' it more when you bite down on things? And then nothing when you don't bite?
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Tammy N.
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Thanks hadlyme!
Food gets caught all the time. Have to floss frequently. Don't get the zinger feelings. Sometimes get a mildy achey feeling, very subtle though. And sometimes a little achey as I floss. I can bite down. Rarely feels uncomfortable while chewing unless it is something hard like a dense italian bread, then I chew more on the other side.
On a separate note, I do get zingers on a tooth on the other side (lower right). This was a large amalgam that was replaced with a white filling years ago. Everything felt fine with it, then about 2 years ago at the end of my visit the dentist noticed a small hole and told me to come back to have it filled in. (I have no idea how long the hole was there.) It looked like a perfectly round small drill hole. When I went back he just patched it. I asked if the bacteria would remain trapped and cause a problem. He said no, without oxygen bacteria can't grow. I didn't feel completely comfortable with just a patch job, but I didn't make an issue of it. I figured he would know best. Now, recently, I started to get those zingers.
Thanks for your time and consideration. Tammy
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If you have to have the tooth extracted have an implant placed. Pricey but it will last a lifetime, I promise. But be sure to see someone that knows what they are doing.Good luck
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Oh regarding the root canal...I have several and working in the profession for longer than I care to say I would definately go for an extraction with an implant to follow. My root canals and crowns are great a couple are 30 yrs old but if the fail at some point, I will definately have the implant.
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CherylSue
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When I chew on the side of the crown, I can feel it, but not when I'm chewing. I had to take a month of aomoxicillin and clindymycin to stop the sensitivity as it was annoying. My root canal/crown were placed just this past October.
What should I do? I've been back to the endodontist for an exray. He say he could put some more cement down there. He couldn't assure me that there was no infection in the actual tooth. That doesn't show up on the xray. He said that sensitivity was probably due to the ligaments when I bite down.
What is your experience with this? I don't know what to do about this. I didn't have time to research root canals because it was a few days before my daughter's wedding.
Right now I'm in a relapse - a mycoplasma infection or maybe this root canal is just bringing me down. I don't know what to do.
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Tammy, this used to happen to me and my mouthful of toxic teeth. I was always aware of these teeth. Funny thing happened when I started cleaning up these toxic teeth, small silver fillings cleaned out first then on to the expenisve crowns (6)...
My body quitely let me know which one was next to go. The first silver crowned tooth actually fell off one day when I was brushing.
It was Fri am and I decided to snap it back on and it seemed tight? I'd wait till Monday. Well I swallowed that toxic silver molar crown in my sleep that Fri night.
Dentist office got a laugh out of it. They asked if I'd seen it leave. Nope, I just hoped it passed through okay. So once it was cleaned out of thick thick silver mound and crowned with new crown my tongue moved on to the next tooth.
The body knows an irritant when it has one.
Pam
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The huge reference book Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide has an excellent chapter about biological dentistry. It's in some healthfood stores (reference book), maybe the library, and on Amazon the paperback issue (1200 + pages, be prepared, but all different chapters, subjects and really good info) costs about $29.
This chapter would offer you lots of info and also further leads where you can ask questions, find a dentist, etc.....sounds like you already have a great dentist though yay! :-)
I too had a crown which cracked and ended up getting the tooth pulled. Prior to that I had a root canal tooth pulled (my own election) and the crown right next to it broke. THousands of dollars down the drain, just within 9 months of getting the crown...ohh god....no refunds from the dental lab, forget about it....
So I have a gap in my mouth and it doesn't show but it is uncomfortable for chewing. I have decided to get a bridge put in rather than dentures.
They *say* that some metals are tested to be inert, but in *fact* the body's immune system is sensitive to "Self" and "non-self". It will attack "non-self" and therefore, to my layperson's thinking, it would seem to me that any teeth screwed in to the jaw would invite auto-immune attack. Dentists have sworn up and down that some metals are inert but I don't believe the studies. I am inclined to play it safe and get the bridge instead. Acryllic if possible, not plastic, because PVC"s from plastic leach and cling to fatty tissues, contributing to breast cancer.
I don't know what the alternative materials are. When I get my bridge put in, I am going to ask for a biocompatibility test from the dentist, then use the compatible materials that best suit my own body chemistry. And ask about PVC's in denture materials. In my best understanding the acryllic is the least noxious choice.
There's always routine detoxification, will become all the more necessary with any dental Anything in the mouth....milk thistle routinely as toxin blocker....no guarantees of anything folks, the Titanic ship could not be sunk...
Several non-toxic dentistry societies listed in the above book where you can ask for more detailed info...
Good luck with this, we will be thinking of you! Let us know how it goes, it will be interesting to hear about it! Best wishes, CI
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Cheryl Sue, before you do *anything* unless it is urgent, may I strongly suggest you read the stirring book by George E Meining, DDS called Root Canal Coverup.
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