New Crown pains

[jason12676]

I had a crown placed about 2 weeks ago on tooth #4 as it had cracked.

It was fine for a few days after I went back for a high bite adjustment but now its sensitive to cold(only a few seconds) and hurts periodically along with the neighboring teeth - both upper and lower.

The dentist said that this is from grinding my teeth but if I have been grinding all along wouldn't these symptoms of pain and sensitivity to cold have been present prior to the crown being placed?

I'm curious if I need to look at a bite adjustment again or what could be causing this discomfort. I'm just not sold on the grinding my teeth theory.

Should I wait a period of time to see if this resolves itself, if so how long and should I seek a 2nd opinion?

It seems to be slowly getting better as I started brushing with sensodyne and taking ibuprofen to calm the discomfort.

Please help

Jason

[StratRebel]

If the pain is more in your cheek than jaw, it could be sinus issues, which an antibiotic will help with.

Not likely wisdom teeth or allergies with your symptoms.

Sharp, spontaneous pain, especially with major cold sensitivity would indicate damage to the nerve, which a root canal would fix.

Dull aching pain is more likely an occlusion problem, or sinus issues.

It is near impossible to diagnose without seeing you, so I would suggest you get a second opinion.  The crown could be the cause, or it could just be coincidence.  

[jason12676]

Last night was hell again - the pain comes on quickly for about 20-35min or so then it calms down.

I dont think this is from grinding/clinching at all as this happens the same during the day.

Could this be from wisdom teeth pushing, allergies, sinus? Im at a loss here.

Is it possible the new crown has something to do with all of this, as I said before I have never had issues like this until this crown..

[jason12676]

I called my old dentist (not the one who did the crown) and explained everything - He called in a script for Flexeril as he wants to see if this is a temp thing due to stress.

Last night was the 1st night I took one and woke up in the middle of the night with a throbbing pain - I dont think it was from the meds as I could tell this was starting to become an issue.  Now I'm less sensitive to cold but hot seems to still be bad.

I'm wondering if bruxism could be the issue at all - are these symptoms fitting for that of bruxism?

I guess I will have to make the 4hr trip to see my old dentist if this doesn't show improvement in the next few days..

Funny how my teeth were all fine up until this damed crown...

[StratRebel]

A cheap store nightguard may not be very comfortable, and can do more harm than good.  Most dentists will make you a custom acrylic nightguard, and they can be made with a soft inner liner that makes them quite comfortable to wear.  I had one for years and within a few weeks I got so used to it, that it became hard to sleep without it in.

I tried the soft and storebought ones, and they just made my grinding problem worse, which I did not discover until I got a custom nightguard, huge difference!

[jason12676]

Just a follow up for thought to help anyone else with a similar situation.

I went back to the dentist today and actually it was the tooth in front of the crown that was hitting the bottom tooth causing the pain.

Dentist made slight adjustment and hopefully the symptoms will subside in the next few days.

If not he recommended a mouth guard to help with teeth grinding.

Hopefully I wont have to resort to a mouth guard as I can't see this being a comfortable thing to try and sleep with!!

[turkee23]

you can get a mouth guard at walgreens for $25... its plastic, you drop in boiling water and then place in your mouth, close your lips and suck ( so it forms to your teeth) let it cool and it will stay that way.... it really works well...and not expensive. i also grind my teeth badly at night and this had helped VERY much....