Crown fallen out

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I had a crown fall out at the beginning of the year and when I went to the dentist with it and mentioned that it had been loose and another crown I have also was loose, he said that I have the beginnings of gum disease and this is why they were loose. I couldn't afford to have it put back in but this evening the other loose one fell out. This one is at the front and I can't go around with my hand over my mouth for the rest of my life but I can't afford to have it put back in or at least I don't think I can. Do any of you know how much it should cost - just a guesstimate. From the last time I spoke to my dentist it didn't seem to be just a matter of shoving it back in and a new bit of cement being applied.

I've have always wondered is there a system like hairdressers have whereby you get cheaper treatment by being a model so to speak for trainee dentists?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Try the dental hospital. Re cementing a crown is usually really cheap I charge about 50 euro obviously there is more going on here....who did the crowns in the first place go back to them ??????

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The dentist I saw earlier this year is the one who put in the crowns. I am a bit mystified as I got a crown down in the UK 12 years ago which appears to be rock solid whilst the newer ones (five years done) are the ones falling out like confetti. Surely if it was gum disease loosening the gums so the crowns are not supporting by the surrounding tissue properly the older one would be on the move as well.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Gum disease causes the whole tooth to be loose, crown, root everything.

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Roots seem to be solid enough - could be decayed I suppose the but nothing is moving. It's got really sore as the evening has gone on. I remember the other being like that for a couple of days too. I'm off to take some paracetamol and gargle with dispirin and hopefully that will do to the trick. I'll go in and see him on Monday and see what he says but you are after shaking my confidence in him with your last post.

davo10

If it is not just a case of cementing the crown back in, it sounds like the part of the tooth which was holding the crown in has fractured off, look inside the crown and see if part of the tooth is inside it. If this is the case the dentist may have to remove part of the centre of the tooth/root and place a post in the canal, then maybe your crown can be recemented on the post. I usually charge about €100 including the titanium post (which are expensive by the way).
A crown is only as strong as what is underneath it, if the teeth under the crowns done 12 years ago are large strong back teeth then they retain the crowns better, if the teeth under the crowns at the front were previously heavily filled (which they usually are) then they can be more susceptable to fracture particularly if there are other factors such as decay,grinding, heavy occlusal load due to missing teeth etc