Pain from implant crown

by lundy
(hartford)

I had an implant installed about a year ago, replacing a top front tooth. After a week or two, I had no pain and felt fine.

But then when I had the crown put on a few months ago, I started having slight pain and pressure, and occasional bleeding. My dentist didn't see anything wrong on the x-ray. He told me to floss deeper, using a wide tape-type floss. But it's not really helping.

I recently chewed something tough which pressed only on that tooth, and it made the pain and pressure slightly worse.

Any idea what the problem is, and how to fix it?

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Pain
by: Sharon B., RDH

Hi Lundy,

Because there is not an actually, anatomical "tooth" there, the pain you are feeling is probably from the gums around the crown. I suspect that the gums are still getting used to the crown being on the implant, and are having some slight irritation due to that as well as food/debris/plaque being under the crown. I would also recommend flossing around the crown at least once a day, sliding the floss against the crown under as far as it reaches, as your dentist has advised. A warm salt-water rinse can also help with any inflammation, and rinses such as Listerine can help when there is mild gingivitis.

If the condition continues past 2 weeks see your dentist.

Loose crown causing pain?
by: Lundy

Hi Sharon,

As I said in my original post, I've been flossing carefully every day for several months, and the pain hasn't gone away.

My recent experience with the more severe pain when I chewed something hard with that tooth makes me think something is loose - either the crown is loose on the abutment, or the abutment is loose on the implant. So when I chew something, the crown presses into the gum and causes pain.

Does that make sense?

My dentist is at a loss since the X-rays show no issues, so I'd appreciate anyone's opinion for what problems to look for.

Same Thing NEW
by: Implant Crown Pain

I have been experiencing the same thing! Did your pain ever go away with time? My situation is exactly the same as yours and my dentist did an x-ray too and nothing was found, I think he is at a lose...