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Originally Posted by Villages PL
I had a crown put on a tooth about 6 weeks ago. I was glad when it was over because it wasn't a pleasant experience. I had to get several shots to deaden the pain before all the grinding began. Then it took the rest of the day (several hours) for the numbness to wear off. When I went back, it was a struggle getting the temporary crown off because it was put on too tight. So it was an ordeal but I didn't expect it to be easy.
Today, as I was eating lunch, I began to notice that the tooth was feeling a bit sensitive. So I looked at it in the bathroom mirror after brushing my teeth. To my horror, the porcelain crown cover was gone and all I could see was a dark gold color. When they recommended it they said it was porcelain over gold which was supposed to be the best for durability.
It seems that all dentists are closed on friday so I can't talk to anyone about it until monday. I can't stop eating so I guess I will be chewing on the gold part of it. I wonder what happened to the porcelain, did it just disolve over the short period of time that I had it?
And what should happen next? If it happened to you, would you be eager to have the same dentist do it again and go through the same ordeal all over again?
And this dentist was highly recommended to me on this board by more than one person. So much for relying on recommendations.
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I think you might have to mention the name of the dentist, that way someone might have a way of reaching them. There has to be an emergency number. I have my dentist's private home phone number which was given to me in case of emergency.
Have you tried calling their phone service and leaving an emergency call with them?