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Movement in Root Canal/Crown

  • 11-08-2013 09:44PM
    #1
    Alandemps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,

    I had a root canal and a crown done a few years back. In the last day or so I have noticed it has got quite loose. Could it be that the crown needs to be reset or is it more likely I will need to get it extracted. Going to make an appointment with my dentist but was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this before?

    Thanks.
    Alan


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  • #2
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    Alandemps wrote: »
    Hi,

    I had a root canal and a crown done a few years back. In the last day or so I have noticed it has got quite loose. Could it be that the crown needs to be reset or is it more likely I will need to get it extracted. Going to make an appointment with my dentist but was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this before?

    Thanks.
    Alan

    Yes, there is a small chance that you'll get away with a re cement but much more likely that the underlying tooth root has fractured and usually that means that the tooth is done for...


  • #3
    Alandemps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Alandemps


    Thanks for your response.....I was really hoping that wasn't the case.


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