Uneven bite from 2 crowns on bottom molars causing issues?

[luckyman316]

Back in July, I needed a crown put on a molar that I chipped. About 3 days after this, I had very unusual symptoms (I was also in PT for a neck issue but the PT was going fine prior to this). I was getting some weird balance problem and felt like I was going to pass out at times, but never did. I even suddenly was having issues with heights when I never did in my life. This lasted for months, and still lasts today (I've seen a neuro who could find nothing wrong in my head but suggested an inner ear problem)

Fast forward to September and I needed a root canal done and also had a crown put on. Sometime during this time, I developed ringing in my right ear. The root canal was on the tooth directly next to the one that already had a crown on it. Both crowns are gold crowns on the right side.

My dentist retired so I had to find a new dentist, who did some evaluation on me and told me that my bite was off on the side my crowns were on. He gave a few suggestions but said the best way to fix it, is to replace the crowns with properly fitted ones -- and also suggested to go porecelin, which is what I wanted to do in the first place.

Today, I still experience the balance issues, neck pain, ringing in the ear, issues with heights and my legs feel a lot lighter than normal (almost weaker). Can a tooth really cause all of this? I'm considering going to see a Prosthodontist to get this fixed. Do I need to replace my crowns? I'm not happy with them being gold to begin with...

[Jerome Tsang, DDS]

I would suggest adjusting the crowns and getting them to fit your bite better prior to replacement of the crowns just to make sure it'll relieve the symptoms.  While I understand that from a cosmetic standpoint, porcelain is superior, if there isn't anything wrong with the crown in terms of margin fit (sealed to prevent bacteria growth and a cavity), then adjusting the bite on the crowns first to see if it relieves those symptoms would be more important than just to make them look better.  I think that's your major concern.  If after adjusting them, the symptoms get better, then changing the crowns would be a cosmetic issue only and not to get rid of the ringing, imbalance, etc.  If there is something wrong with the crowns besides just the bite, then removing them and placing some temporary crowns in an ideal bite should relieve the symptoms too prior to placement of a permanent crown

[luckyman316]

As an FYI, I've already tried chiropractic work for MONTHS and while it relieves the symptoms temporarily, it does not get rid of them. I wanted to add this but could not edit my post.