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Dental Health (Expert Forum)
Absess in Tooth Right Next to Crowned Tooth in Front?
Answered by
Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. - Dental
Questions in the Dental Health forum are answered by Dr. Jerome Tsang and Dr. Jerome Bogin. Topics covered include bridges, cavities, crowns, and x-rays.
Absess in Tooth Right Next to Crowned Tooth in Front?
by clmarbrey, Jun 30, 2007 12:00AM
Hi
I have a crowned tooth in the right front of my mouth and have noticed some tenderness in the gum in the tooth next to it. The tooth next to it is healthy but I noticed this morning there is a pocket (absess, I assume) at the top of the gum over the second tooth (near the crowned tooth). Could that be from the crown? The crown was placed over a year ago and was never seated straight (although the dentist said it was). My gum does bleed when I floss between those two teeth. Any advice?
Thanks!
I have a crowned tooth in the right front of my mouth and have noticed some tenderness in the gum in the tooth next to it. The tooth next to it is healthy but I noticed this morning there is a pocket (absess, I assume) at the top of the gum over the second tooth (near the crowned tooth). Could that be from the crown? The crown was placed over a year ago and was never seated straight (although the dentist said it was). My gum does bleed when I floss between those two teeth. Any advice?
Thanks!
Doctor's Answer
by Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. , Jun 30, 2007 12:00AM
, Jun 30, 2007 12:00AM
Member Comments (3)
by mike1105, Jun 30, 2007 12:00AM
it needs to be checked and xrayed-- it could be an abcess from either tooth, or it could be gum tissue inflammation from a poor margin (especially since you said it never seated correctly)
by vmcdental, Jul 09, 2007 12:00AM
To: Absess in tooth
I had the same problem a 2 years ago. The dentist gave me a root canal on tooth next to crown. But the problem was the tooth with the crown. Now I have had both teeth pulled because root canal crown came off and was infected and the problem was the tooth with the crown. have your dentist x-ray before deciding to pull teeth. email ***@****
