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Possible to chip a crown while flossing?

Susie564 · 2015-10-01 21:09:22

I have a crown on a upper tooth and while trying to floss in behind it tonight the floss got stuck and shredded pretty bad. I flossed and reflossed trying to remove the shredded floss but out popped a very small piece of something hard. I had a small amount of bleeding after but it stopped very quickly. I've no pain & I…

01-10-2015 10:09PM

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Susie564

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I have a crown on a upper tooth and while trying to floss in behind it tonight the floss got stuck and shredded pretty bad. I flossed and reflossed trying to remove the shredded floss but out popped a very small piece of something hard. I had a small amount of bleeding after but it stopped very quickly. I've no pain & I can't see anything of note - although I don't really know what I'm looking at

Is it likely this is a piece of the crown??? I would have thought it would be quite difficult - pressure used was not that much. If it's a piece of the crown will I see symptoms or do I need to head to the dentist on a precautionary basis?

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#2 02-10-2015 09:30AM

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Its most likely a piece of cement and of no concern, go to your dentist to check.

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#3 02-10-2015 08:45PM

Susie564

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Thanks fitzgeme - hopefully that's it.

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