You must know how your teeth feel when they experience sudden coldness or heat from the foods you eat. It is pretty infuriating, no doubt about that. Because of this, I always put in a temporary crown first before attempting to fit you with a long-term solution. This is the best way to protect yourself from those niggling reactions while your permanent crown is being prepared for you.

Folks have all sorts of grounds for having a crown installed. Some people want to protect a weak tooth from further destruction. Or, a crown could be a good "glue" for a tooth that has cracked and threatening to come apart. Others want to repair a tooth that is already broken or nearly disintegrated. Some need to support a tooth that has a large filling if there is not much left of the original tooth. Still others want to keep a dental bridge secure, hide stains or chips on your teeth, or simply hide a dental implant.

When you come to my Wilkes-Barre dental office, I don't go straight into the permanent crown but give you a temporary one instead. But even before that, your tooth has be be made ready. The tooth will probably need some smoothening out initially. While I'm performing my task, a bit of your enamel will have to be removed. This is the tough outer-most layer of the teeth that helps to safeguard your teeth from bacteria. But it has a more important role as well in that it also protects the very sensitive nerves you find within the root of your tooth.

Hence, with some of the enamel gone, the tooth may be extra sensitive. No matter how hard you brush with toothpaste, you can't fix it. Next, we give you the temporary crown.

For the temporary crown, I would make a mold of the affected tooth, as well as the tooth on the other side. Your bite will be even if the teeth on both sides are not in conflict. Next, I need to put the temporary crown material into the cast. It is like a throw-back to art classes, where we used to be given free reign with plaster of Paris. The final part of the temporary crown phase is to actually cement it on to your tooth.

That's all it takes. No more tingling sensation.