{"id":3971,"date":"2019-07-08T12:53:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T19:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2019-12-10T15:37:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T22:37:49","slug":"nerves-settle-down-before-replacing-crowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/nerves-settle-down-before-replacing-crowns\/","title":{"rendered":"My dentist wants to wait till the nerves settle down before replacing my crowns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Hall,<\/font>
\nMy dentist convinced me to replace all my old amalgam fillings<\/a> even though many were still stable. She was going to replace them with either composite or crowns depending on the size of the filling and how much tooth structure would be left. Anyway, we started on the project, and about six weeks ago she did three zirconia crowns<\/a> for me. These crowns are so uncomfortable for me. They feel bulky to me, they press on my gums to the point that sometimes it hurts, and my bite feels off, making these teeth sore. It’s causing me a lot of stress, which especially concerns me because I have a new baby that I am nursing, and it’s like the stress is affecting her. She hasn’t been able to sleep lately and has been waking up crying all the time.<\/font>
\nSo I canceled the rest of her treatment plan. But of course she refuses to refund the money for the 3 crowns because she’s convinced they are fine and says if there is any problem, she will fix it. I don’t trust her to fix it though.<\/font>
\nBut now I have gone to a new dentist, and I want her to re-do these crowns. I realize that I will have to pay for this out-of-pocket, but I really want to get this done. But this new dentist says she does not want to touch my crowns until I give the nerves time to heal and lower the risk of needing root canals. But that can be months. I don’t know if I can wait that long.<\/font>
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\n– Gail from New Jersey<\/font>
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