I just got a crown on one of my teeth 5 days ago. It is killing me right now. Is this normal?

Question

I am pregnant so I don't know what to take for the pain. Tylenol isn't helping at all. The pain is so bad my whole right side of my face is throbbing. My dentist is on vacation until next week, which is when i leave for vacation...I don't know what to do. Has anyone else had this problem with a crown?

I called the dentist tonight already and left a message. The voicemail said he is on vacation until next week, which is when I leave for my vacation...

It is not sensitive to cold/hot. I just hurts when I bite down, one side more than the other, it does feel a little to high actually. Even though its a perm crown, not temp, can they adjust it? My gums don't hurt, just the tooth. If I go back in will they charge me, since its not my fault? I already owe $800 for this dang tooth.

Answer 1

You need to call a dentist. If yours is out of town call another. I am sure someone will see you if you tell them your pregnant and your situation. If no one will see you then call your doctor you see for your pregnancy, and ask them to call a dentist for you and set up an appointment.

Answer 2

There are a lot of different reasons for dental pain. Do you think it could be infected, which would NOT be usual? Does the tooth or the gum hurt? If it is the gum, try rinses with salt water..maybe i tsp. salt to half a small glass of warm water. Rinse with dilute hydrogen peroxide to kill germs. Press on the gum and not the tooth and see if that is hurting? or press down on the tooth to push it down into the root. How bad does that hurt? Maybe not so bad? Gently close teeth and begin to slowly put pressure down on the tooth.Probably that is what really hurts? The crowns are frequently too high and put too much pressure down, which really irritates the nerve and it becomes super sensitive. You go back to the dentist and he grinds a little more off the top. This could happen 3 or 4 times until you get it right. In the meantime, do not put much pressure there. Chew on the other side of your mouth, or eat a lot of soft stuff or soup. The nerve could be damaged by the whole crown activity thing. If so the nerve will go wild with pain if it is too warm and if it is too cold. Get some coffee and an ice drink that is about right so that the other side of your mouth thinks those are not too hot or too cold. Then slosh the drink over the painful crown. Does it tolerate both with little pain?..then the nerve is OK. To be a bad nerve it must really hurt with both very warm and with cold. If that is you, maybe you need a root canal..but you want the same dentist to fix that because he will realize he helped damage the nerve and maybe charge you less. If you keep most pressue off the nerve it can get to feeling a lot better and will not be so painful when you get the dentist for the top ground-down a bit...whenever you can get to this dentist. Call his office and tell the nurse about the horrible pain. Maybe he appointed someone to work while he is gone. The replacement dentist may grind down the gold a bit..not too hard to do. Maybe he will give you an RX for narcotic so you can sleep at night. You will have to demand the perscription from him so he will believe you are in that much pain. Tell him what the OB doctor told you about pain meds. Call the OB doctor's nurse tomorrow and tell her you are going to get a pain med from the dentist and ask what they suggest so as not to hurt the baby . She will know. This is a common problem. If you grind your teeth at night, the dentist can make you a bite guard for sleep, but they cost a lot. Sometimes you can find a bite guard in a drug store for$30 or so which will protect the sore tooth from night teeth grinding and help the nerve recover faster. The really good news is that all of your teeth are floating in the bone and constantly are adjusting to the pressure of the other teeth. The crowned tooth is actually being pushed down and melting off a bit of bone to equalize the pressure and if the high spot is not so bad, the tooth will adjust and not hurt any more. But I do not suggest waiting that long in pain. The day you got this crown, did it hurt then? Just felt a little high, maybe?
If it really was OK that first day then the problem is not too bad as long as the nerve is alive and well. Could be fixed with one additional visit. Good luck.

Answer 3

Just want to know more information from you. You said after you got your crown cement is hurt when you bite down? or is sensitive to hot and cold or hurt around the gum? If hurt when you bite down, mean the bite is too high, which you might need to see other dentist, if you let it go, it might develop abscess due to constant pressure on one spot. Sometimes dentist cement the crown with freezing, as a patient is really hard to tell him if the bite is correct or not when you are frozen. If the gum kinda swollen, suclus brush might help, to stimulate and clean the gum. For now, the most important thing is keep the area clean, Flossing is the big helper. rinse with salt and warm water. hope thats help


Only the bite adjustment, your dentist can do it in 5 mins, and no way the dentist can charge you!
But now chew on the other side :(

Answer 4

Is it the temporary crown or the permanant and has the tooth had a rootcanal? If it is the temp it may be high and the same could be said with the permanant crown. If it has not had a rootcanal, it may be that time. Call another office close to your dentists office, many dentists see other dentists patients as a professional courtesy. Trust me, many people have had this problem and I could give you a list of reasons why.

Answer 5

Wow, I feel your pain! I just broke my second tooth in four months. If the pain is throbbing, try calling your dentist's service (or answering machine). Chances are your dentist has made arrangements for someone to help out in an emergency. If not, get a recommendation from a friend and ask their dentist if they will see you on a one-time, emergency basis. Don't overdo the tylenol and please, see your family doctor if there is no one else. Sounds like an infection. You OB should be informed as well. Best wishes on your tooth and your baby.

Answer 6

Never had this problem. Crowns don't hurt at all. You may have an abscessed tooth underneath the crown. Usually they do root canal before putting the crown on so you don't have that problem. If it is abscessed and needs root canal trust me, it's going to get much worse and won't get better. In fact, you won't be going on vacation. Call the dentists office to see if somebody is backing him up while he's gone. If not, call around but find one. The pain is going to escalate.

Answer 7

Call your dentists office & get the person who is taking your dentist's calls while he's on vacation. Someone is filling in for him for emergencies.

It sounds like something isn't right with the crown. Be sure to tell them that you're pregnant.

Answer 8

a crown should never hurt that bad after 5 days. call and see if your dentist has someone covering for him while out of town. if not get out the yellow pages. most dentists keep emergency spots open. just explain to them you are in lots of pain, and pregnant. hope you feel better

Answer 9

I would see another dentist. They probably just need to adjust the occlusion. (That's the biting surface of your teeth) The crown is probably too tall and that is throwing off your bite which can give you a toothache and soreness in your jaw. It only takes a few minutes to fix.

Answer 10

Crown = Vacation
Root Canal = Ferrari
Another Replacement Crown => Vacation

The thrill of getting away with it over and over = Priceless