A question for dentists, dental nurses etc?

I have recently had a tooth out at the side and am currently wearing a partial denture. The tooth next to this tooth needs a crown. The dentist has said she will do a root canal treatment on the tooth and put in a temporary crown. In 6 months time she will fit the permanent crown and do bridge work for the missing tooth. My question is, as the tooth that needs the crown is not at all obvious when I smile, why do I need the temporary crown? Wouldn't it be better to go for the permanent crown and bridge in six months? Also, why do I have to wait 6 months. This is all to be done on the NHS.

A question for dentists, dental nurses etc?
you would have to have a temporary crown fitted for several reasons to keep the tooth from over erupting and to maintain the bite and space between the teeth to fit the pontic (false bridge tooth)





as you have recently had the tooth out your gum will shrink due to the loss of bone socket, if you had a bridge fitted now the gum would shrink and your new tooth would have a big gap under it. so leaving it for 6 months would be the correct procedure to ensure you get a long life out of the bridge and a good fit after the gum has healed completely.





Bridges are possible on the NHS especially if you have good oral hygiene and you only have one gap in the mouth.


i hope this is of help
Reply:think yourelve lucky i've just been told that nhs isn't funding bridges any more please tell dentists name and address as i have a bridge that needs repairing
Reply:Im not sure why you have to wait this long, but that is how long to takes to have anything done by the NHS. I had a ganglion on my wrist and was told that i had to wait nearly 5 months to have it removed.





In the end i never bothered and it went down on it own. The NHS is in a bad state as it is, so 6 months is standard practise!
Reply:Even though you won't see the tooth, you will need a crown because the dentist will have the tooth drilled down to a stub to fit the partial and permanent crown. It is not unusual for it to take 6 months for the partial and the crown since the impressions are sent to outside labs which are busy. Good luck.
Reply:After a root treatment,the tooth becomes brittle because it is basically dead,the temp crown will protect this important tooth which will anchor your bridge. The gum will recede down where your tooth was extracted, so 6 months is needed for the gum to settle otherwise you will be left with a gap under your bridge where food can collect and cause damage. I t sounds like you have good dentist,trust him/her!