New temp crown, mouth doesn't completely close.

[Goldzircstein]

I just got a new temp crown on a lower back molar and my bite doesn't seem to fit as in the past. The temp is on the right and now the left side doesn't touch when my mouth is closed. I'm wondering if that's common and/or a potential problem I should be concerned about. I should be getting a permanent crown in two weeks.

 

[Dr M]

It sounds like the temp crown is a bit high. Sometimes you can't tell initially due to it being numb. You can go back to the dentist to adjust it, otherwise there is a risk of you fracturing the temporary crown or you can develop severe headaches.

 

[Goldzircstein]

It sounds like the temp crown is a bit high. Sometimes you can't tell initially due to it being numb. You can go back to the dentist to adjust it, otherwise there is a risk of you fracturing the temporary crown or you can develop severe headaches.

Omg...thank you for letting me know. I emailed him and told him the left side barely touches anymore and he said it should be fine. Is there research or something I can show him to get him to adjust it rather than hoping it doesn't cause harm by the time I go for the permanent crown? Developing severe headaches doesn't really sound like that is a judgement call.

 

[Goldzircstein]

Perhaps I should clarify that I am getting a crown because a large filling came out and I did not have a root canal.

 

[Goldzircstein]

It sounds like the temp crown is a bit high. Sometimes you can't tell initially due to it being numb. You can go back to the dentist to adjust it, otherwise there is a risk of you fracturing the temporary crown or you can develop severe headaches.

Yeah, every single dentist I've mentioned it to said roughly the same thing and that if the patient tells them it's high they always get them in to adjust it. Not sure why this dentist isn't having me back in to adjust it.