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jenyang
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Hi all,
I've never had a crown of any sort so I'm hoping to get your expert opinions on whether this is normal:
I had an implant crown put in on my lower right molar (tooth 31?) on Tuesday. It was really painful when the dentist was torquing the abutment/crown on and I had to keep asking him to stop to let the pain subside a bit before continuing. That day, I was on ibuprofen around the clock and had a lot of pain/soreness and throbbing in the area. The back of the tooth kind of feels like when wisdom teeth are growing in (I'm guessing the gum was pushed by the crown?)
The second day, I woke up due to the pain and had to take ibuprofen for half of the day. The throbbing persisted but at a lower intensity. Flossing in the area between the crown and the next tooth hurt, as well as the side of the crown with no tooth next to it. I called my dental office dental and the assistant told me she would like me to come in to check out the area because some patients have tissue overgrowth.
The third day, the pain got better. I no longer have to take ibuprofen but the area is still sensitive when I brush my teeth. I have not flossed yet so I don't know if that will be painful. When I touch the side of my cheek along the jaw area where the crown is, it is pretty sore. My dentist called me and told me not to come in but to go see a periodontist to check out the gum tissue instead.
My question: Is this normal? How long does the pain/soreness for an implant crown take to go away? I'm hesitant to go see a periodontist if this should eventually go away because I've used up all my benefits for the implant crown + abutment and would be paying completely out of pocket (especially if this requires some sort of procedure to cut the gums).
Thanks!
I've never had a crown of any sort so I'm hoping to get your expert opinions on whether this is normal:
I had an implant crown put in on my lower right molar (tooth 31?) on Tuesday. It was really painful when the dentist was torquing the abutment/crown on and I had to keep asking him to stop to let the pain subside a bit before continuing. That day, I was on ibuprofen around the clock and had a lot of pain/soreness and throbbing in the area. The back of the tooth kind of feels like when wisdom teeth are growing in (I'm guessing the gum was pushed by the crown?)
The second day, I woke up due to the pain and had to take ibuprofen for half of the day. The throbbing persisted but at a lower intensity. Flossing in the area between the crown and the next tooth hurt, as well as the side of the crown with no tooth next to it. I called my dental office dental and the assistant told me she would like me to come in to check out the area because some patients have tissue overgrowth.
The third day, the pain got better. I no longer have to take ibuprofen but the area is still sensitive when I brush my teeth. I have not flossed yet so I don't know if that will be painful. When I touch the side of my cheek along the jaw area where the crown is, it is pretty sore. My dentist called me and told me not to come in but to go see a periodontist to check out the gum tissue instead.
My question: Is this normal? How long does the pain/soreness for an implant crown take to go away? I'm hesitant to go see a periodontist if this should eventually go away because I've used up all my benefits for the implant crown + abutment and would be paying completely out of pocket (especially if this requires some sort of procedure to cut the gums).
Thanks!
