About 3 months ago I had some cosmetic dental work done on my top four front teeth to close a gap tha I had. I had four temporary crowns for about 2 weeks, and I developed a gum infection around the crowns. My dentist explained that this was because temporaries don't fit snuggly at the gum line, which can cause bacteria to develop. He decided to remove the temporaries and cement in the permanents. He gave me a perscription mouthwash and oral antibiotics. I am nearly immune to antibiotics, however.
Two months later I was still having the gum infection, so my dentist used a laser to remove some of the infected gum tissue. He also suggested that I use a Proxabrush, which I have been using (which hurts like heck). It has been about a month now and, unfortunately, the infection has still not gone away.
Any ideas? I hate to have the crowns removed because they look really good and the temporary crowns caused the infection in the first place. Thanks a lot.