Tooth crown??

Question

I have been told i need a tooth crown.cap for one of my top teeth. I have had one doen before at the other top side, and always the injection is very painful at the top ones!! and when i came back to have the temp crown removed it really hurt when he snapped it off or something! will it happen again or was it his mistake?? because he said sorry. is there anything to make the injection less painful,the other time it made my eyes water. damn im really nervous.

I had the injection the first visit when he filed the tooth to very small or whatever. the second visit i didnt have an injection but it hurt badly when he took the temp one off.

Answer 1

crowns are pointless as they come out

Answer 2

Since they have to open the gum to do an implant I suppose you could get an infection before it heals, but if the dentist thinks this is a risk he will prescribe an antibiotic. I considered an implant, but it would cost twice as much as so I went with the bridge. I don't think it can damage any other teeth but the two adjacent teeth have to be crowned to secure the bridge tooth. One of mine had to have a root canal and crown anyway, but the other was a perfectly good tooth, so I guess you could say it was damaged. The crowns and bridge don't feel natural, but they don't hurt anymore.

Answer 3

Ask the dentist to use a numbing gel before he does any work. It hurts because the crown is underneath your gum line so it makes your gums sore. It's not the tooth itself if you've had a root canal.

Yes, taking a crown, temporary or permanant, off with no numbing gel on the gums is uncomfortable. I had to have one removed recently due to what was left of the tooth, which they used to seat the original crown, deteriorated after 10 years of stress on the tooth. He probably said he was sorry because he didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't think to ask for numbing gel but it wasn't really that serious as the tooth was barely secured anyway.

Relax. It's not that serious. If you anticipate ALOT of pain, you'll be in ALOT of pain. If you relax and let the dentist do his thing, it'll be uncomfortable but it won't hurt.

Answer 4

firstly if you need an injection its coz you still have your nerve in your tooth & that is why when you had the temp crown removed it was sensitive because your dentine is exposed, however that should only last for a min or two.
try asking your dentist to use a topical anaesthetic first before giving you the injection as this slightly helps the gum go numb. hope this helps

Answer 5

My dentist always gives a second pain shot before taking off the temp because sometimes the glue thinks it is there as a permanent part of the mouth.

Tell the dentist what you want. You are the consumer. There is NO need to have pain.

Answer 6

Ask for gas next time before he gives you the shot. It really does make you less nervous which in turn for me helps me relax and then the pain isn't as bad. I went to a dentist once who didn't use it for any procedure (I think he got in trouble for using it on himself) and I can't believe what a dif it makes! You can also ask him to let the numbing gel sit there longer.

Answer 7

When I had to have fillings done on my teeth, the dentist swabbed numbing gel on my gums before he gave me the injection; Im terrified of needles and all I felt was slight pressure but no pain.

Answer 8

A crown shouldn't hurt at all. I'm trying to think of why they'd even need to give you a shot, and I can't think of a reason. I have a crown, but got it a few years ago. Don't they just take a mold of that section of your mouth, and then when the crown is made, glue it in? What would they need to inject?

Answer 9

I think it depends how careful the dentist is when giving injections. My last dentist really hurt me, but my new one (a lady) is SO gentle, I hardly felt a thing. Maybe a change of dentist is required?