Horrible bite problems after crowns - need help!!

Can anyone here help?

I recently had new crowns put on #14 and #16 (#15 was done a few months previously), and am having HORRIBLE bite problems that my family dentist has (so far) been unable to correct - even after 5 or so adjustment visits.

Prior to having this most recent procedure, a previous Dentist put CEREC crowns on all 3 teeth. 20+ (no exaggeration - literally twenty plus) adjustments over a course of two years later, I gave up and went to my old Dentist - who took the CERECs off of 14 and 16 and put traditional crowns on them. (#15 was converted from a CEREC to a porcelain crown by the Dentist that originally did the 3 CERECs. I was unhappy with the result of #15 being converted over, as I had bad pulpitis afterward for a couple of weeks, and there is a margin at the gumline that I didn't expect - so, I got thoroughly disgusted with the original Dentist and switched at that point).

I have a bite that tends to close in many different places naturally, and I think this has contributed to the problem, as I think that the molds that are made for the crown prep wind up offset, based on where I close when they are being made. (If I close my mouth and "rest" my front teeth on each other, my back teeth don't hit. If I close my mouth on my back teeth, the front don't hit, etc. Should have had braces as a kid, but we couldn't afford it at the time, and I'm living with the results now, 30 years later). The reason I think this is that the CERECs made by Dentist #1 were "long" on the back of the tooth. Crowns made by Dentist #2 for #14 and #16 are WAY long on the "front" side of the tooth. In fact, #14 feels unnaturally "large" in my mouth, and has a very strange "curve" where the biting surface of the tooth feels almost like a crescent as it goes from the back of my mouth to the front. (It does not feel "right" at all to me).

Complicating all of this, I have adult periodontal disease, and pockets 5+mm in the area.

The symptoms I'm having are more gum-related. I feel pain in the gum area above 14, 15 and 16. But the structure/shape of the teeth feels 'wrong' as well, and there are spots I can touch with my finger that feel 'wrong' (pointy/jagged) and sensitive to the touch.

So, a couple of questions..

- What type of Dentist can I go to as a "bite Specialist"? I don't want to go through the Braces or Invisalign at this point, and am just looking for someone who can "fix" the bite by adjusting "properly" (which neither Dentist seemed to be able to do).

- Can a traditional crown that is "wrong" (IMHO) be removed and re-done? If so..what's involved?

- Is it normal/within reason to have 20+ adjustments from the first Dentist and 5+ from the second to try to get this "right"? Seems like BOTH dentists are doing a horrible job to me, and this shouldn't take more than 1-2 visits, post-crown install.

I'm going on 3 years now with this problem and no-one has been able to help so far. So, sorry for the long post..but I REALLY need help - this is absolutely ruining my quality of life and takes HOURS a day away from my focus with pain & discomfort.

PS: I'm located in the SE Michigan area.

Thanks..

- JS






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