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minus-squareChadus_Maximus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoSooo what are the consequences of not getting it done right? I had one done recently and I am worried.
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoDepends on how it “wasn’t done right”. If they didn’t clean it out properly and there’s still decay? Losing that tooth when it hurts again. Gap in the cement for the crown? New crown. And so on.
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoRed aggro nailed it. There’s a gap at the gum line between my remaining tooth and the crown, leaving exposed dentin.
Sooo what are the consequences of not getting it done right? I had one done recently and I am worried.
Depends on how it “wasn’t done right”. If they didn’t clean it out properly and there’s still decay? Losing that tooth when it hurts again. Gap in the cement for the crown? New crown. And so on.
Red aggro nailed it. There’s a gap at the gum line between my remaining tooth and the crown, leaving exposed dentin.