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Subject: Re: Braces and Crowns

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mbdrsi

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Date Posted: 16:32:44 08/23/04 Mon
In reply to: drrick 's message, "Re: Braces and Crowns" on 14:36:40 08/23/04 Mon

My prosthodontist and ortho said that while braces wont cause root canels or damage the root, that crowns sometimes have to be redone after orthodontia because the crown margins and gum tissue may be changed and no longer fit as snugly arond the crown.

Would you agree Dr. Rick??? I asked this question because of the work I am having done which I described in my "tilted tooth consult " reply

>The braces on the crown itself shouldnt cause a root
>canal
>
>>That is exactly the situation I am in, except that I
>>am getting braces now due to this crown. My original
>>molar was tilted in (and the tooth above it)yet the
>>permanent crown was put on straight (much to my
>>dismay) so I can no longer chew properly and the bite
>>is way off. The molars on the other side of my
>>mouth(and teeth above)have shifted in so much that I
>>couldn't chew properly on that side before this
>>happened so now I am stuck! What did I learn from
>>this? I should have consulted the orthodonist BEFORE I
>>had the a crown put on a crooked tooth... because now
>>they are telling me that braces on the crown might
>>cause me to need a root canal!

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Braces and Crowns	drrick	16:56:46 08/23/04 Mon