The Smell from an Old Front Tooth Crown,

The smell from an old front tooth crown may be caused by 'this.'

Hello.

I am the director of Seoul Bardi Dental Clinic.

"The prosthetic I had placed a long time ago is loose

and smells bad."

If a front tooth that had been fine suddenly starts to smell or feels loose,

it is only natural to feel confused~

Even if it looks perfectly fine on the outside,

when the prosthesis is removed,

there are many cases where the gum or tooth underneath has been severely damaged.

Today, through a case of a patient who had a front tooth bridge removed and replaced with an implant,

I will explain in detail why a crowned tooth smells bad

and how it was resolved, using this patient case.

Why does a crowned tooth smell?

The smell from an old front tooth crown may be caused by 'this.'

When a prosthesis has been in place for a long time,

the adhesive that filled the space between the tooth and the prosthesis

slowly dissolves, creating a tiny gap.

When food debris and bacteria enter that gap,

secondary decay progresses inside the prosthesis~

Because it is hidden by the prosthesis,

it is a place that cannot be cleaned even by brushing,

food rots there, so

no matter how carefully you brush,

a smell is unavoidable.

My crowned front tooth smells.

A case where the outside looked fine, but the inside was empty

The smell from an old front tooth crown may be caused by 'this.'

"The front tooth bridge

smells and feels loose..."

A patient who recently visited our clinic

had had the front teeth bridged a long time ago,

and came in saying that it kept smelling

and felt loose.

Looking into the mouth, there did not appear to be

a major problem on the surface,

but the gum color around the canine area (#23) was especially dark

and swollen.

When checked with a probe, there was such a wide internal space

that the instrument passed completely through under the prosthesis~

Looking at the X-ray, as expected,

the area between the tooth root and the prosthesis had been completely separated

due to secondary decay.. ㅜㅜ

To check more closely,

when we removed the existing bridge,

food debris was completely piled up inside the broken tooth..!

It was a situation where a smell was inevitable...

In cases like this, one option is to consider root canal treatment, placing a post, and then making a new bridge.

However, in this patient,

the area of the crowned central front tooth (#21)

had inflammation spreading all the way to the root.

The smell from an old front tooth crown may be caused by 'this.'

Even if we performed root canal treatment and placed a new crown in this condition,

there was a high likelihood that the problem would recur soon and it would not be usable for long..!

Unfortunately, for the patient's long-term dental health,

we recommended extraction followed by an implant.

"But if a front tooth is removed,

how can I go out feeling embarrassed?"

Front teeth are the area that determines our appearance

most importantly, right??

So when told that a tooth must be removed,

it is only natural to worry first about social life.

That is why, on the day of extraction,

we immediately make a removable temporary denture (flipper)

that can be taken out and put back in.

Because we finish implant placement at the exact location

and also fit a temporary tooth,

you can return to daily life right away

without worrying about an empty tooth space.^^

The key to esthetics: why an in-house lab matters

The smell from an old front tooth crown may be caused by 'this.'

A front tooth implant is

not just about placing it firmly,

but about how naturally it blends with the adjacent teeth.

Especially in cases like this patient, where the surrounding teeth are also crowns,

if the color or angle is even slightly off,

it can look very unnatural~

The reason we can achieve the best results

is that we have a dedicated in-house dental lab inside the clinic.

Because we communicate directly on site,

our patients really benefit from this.

First, the patient’s desired

tooth shape and color can be reflected immediately on site.

There is no need to send it to an external lab,

so the production time is dramatically shortened.

In particular, after trying in the prosthesis,

when adjustments are needed,

there is no need to wait for days;

we can refine it on the spot right away.

Thanks to this, the patient has fewer hassles from having to return multiple times,

and we can create a more polished result~

How is it? It blends well with the surrounding teeth

and looks very natural, right?

Rather than simply placing it,

we carefully considered the bone condition, gum recovery, and precise bite,

and completed a natural prosthesis.

^^

The smell from an old front tooth crown may be caused by 'this.'

If an old front tooth prosthesis smells bad

or feels loose,

it may be the tooth's

final signal.

If inflammation is left untreated, it can dissolve the surrounding bone even more severely,

and later return as greater pain and cost.

Please do not worry alone,

and be sure to have your current dental condition checked.

Thank you.^^

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