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lizjackchris
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I had an implant placed by an oral surgeon in July 2012 for a missing front tooth. I had a bone graft 6 months prior placed by a Periodontist. No issues and seemed to heal well. In November 2012, I saw a Prosthodontist for the restoration. He took the impression and had a temporary crown made so the gums could be shaped to the contour of the tooth. He put in the temporary implant crown and I was in pain for 10 days until I finally had him remove it. Upon removing the crown, the pain was basically gone. My symptoms were pressure pain, soreness around the margins on the crown and generally a dull, aching feeling with the need to live on advil around the clock. The implant crown felt very rigid and I had a feeling like a stick was shoved into my gum. I hadn't had any pain with just the implant. The pain started with the crown. What is causing the pain? There is not a tooth there! The pain is not coming from another tooth, either. It is somehow related to the crown or the implant?? The Prosthodontist was amazed that I could be in this much discomfort as he has never had to remove a crown because a patient was uncomfortable. He sent me back to the Oral Surgeon who tested the implant to see if it was well anchored in the bone and he also took an x ray and said everything looked fine. The OS did the torque test and I had no pain. Neither dentist could offer any explanation or solution. I chose to go back to the flipper until after Christmas as I was going away. Fast forward to April 1 2013, I went back to the Prosthodontist to try to put the crown on again. He put the same crown back on with some minor alterations. Well, it is now April 7th and I am still in the same pain as I was originally with the crown back on. The Prosthodontist used the same crown and I am having the same issues. It is extremely uncomfortable and when I flossed around the top of the implant crown where it meets the gum, there was a little blood. I plan to call the Prosthodontist tomorrow morning to have the crown removed once again. I just can't stand it as I would rather go back to my flipper. Does anyone have any suggestions of how I should proceed? Should I ask for a new crown? Could it be the implant that is bothering me? Could the gum be causing me this much discomfort? It is all so discouraging. Thanks for your help!