Re: One more crown falls out

Just saw a patient about 20 minutes ago that had a crown "fall out". Caries
were the reason. Are you still brushing and flossing?


<OneGoodGuy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In the long on-going saga (see previous thread: Yet another crown
> question) I've just lost another one. Actually it's still there, just
> wedged in between adjacent teeth and pointing towards and rubbing
> against my cheek. I suppose I could use a pair of Craftsman needle
> nose pliers ... <g>.
>
> Well, while pondering this further punishment in life it occurred to
> me:
>
> When I grind my food my lower jaw works to make circles and to move up
> and down. Why then are molars not flat? Surely as the bottom teeth
> move (say) left to right the raised parts will encounter the downward
> pointing tooth placing lots of lateral strain (even a blow) on the
> upward pointing nub and even the upper tooth? Worse, if any of the
> teeth are uneven in their contact points (say: the first molar is
> slightly higher that the second) then one or other will take a real
> beating. Hmmm, it's amazing that any of them survive.
>
> Presuming that the answer is that you (the dental people) make lots of
> effort to see that there aren't too many impacts, could it be that the
> reason I'm getting so many crowns coming out is that my dentist hasn't
> done enough in this regard? Agreed the bonds are weak and the teeth
> are fragile but that's even more of a reason to make sure that the
> teeth can't impact each other.
>
> One other question on the same line. When I grind (lightly) my teeth I
> can hear (or feel, I'm not sure) a noise like a finger rubbing across
> a smooth but not slippery surface such as glass. I presume it's caused
> by the continuous breaking of the tension between the finger and the
> glass. What's this noise called?
>
>


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