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Cannot close my mouth easily.
I got crowns on front two teeth on the lower jaw and sometimes i cannot close my mouth when i do, upper teeth hits lower teeth and i cannot close my mouth i have to forcefully close it and then my teeth starts paining. I dont know why this happens. when i wakeup there is gap and upper and lower teeth does not even touch each other but in the evening or at night they rub with each other very heard if i close my mouth and this doesnt happens when i wake up in the morning and when i asked about this problem to a dentist they didnt gave me any good reason for this. When i consulted for this problem the doctor reduced lenghth or upper front teeth and reduced lenghth of my crowns and because of this my crown is now chipped but now i have some sort of relief because upper teeth are now smaller and lower crowns are now thinner and smaller but why this problem is only happening at night or evening and not in morning?
Answers (4)
First things first...
You had removed or replaced lower front teeth / had RCT and then put crowns on it...
1 - If the procedure for replacement was prolonged more than 2 to 5 Years of missing teeth then your opposing teeth and adjacent teeth try to move in gap...
2 - When you wake up in the morning your jaw muscles had rest and joints are reset to original position - so you notice they are not touching or no discomfort.
3 - When you use your jaw for eating or talking your muscles are now trained to work and adjust accordingly.
4 - now if your lower new crowns are slightly larger or longer then it worsens the case as only tooth which comes in contact first is those crowns.
5 - more use - more stress - more grinding - more stress - more discomfort - more pain.
Again you sleep at night and cycle repeats...
Remembers basics are very important for understanding problems
Hope I cleared your doubt now...
Next Steps
follow up with dentist if pain is not subsided.
Health Tips
already doctor reduced both opposing teeth and new crowns so major help is already completed... now just wait n watch and do follow up with your dentist.
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Initially the problem was that the crowns had high points, so after the dentist has reduced the height, you felt relief.
After reducing the height also it can take a day or two to get adjusted to the bite.
Next Steps
If the pain or discomfort continues, you can consult me or your nearby dentist to check if there is any other issue
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Hi sir,
Height of crowns of your front teeth i.e. high points, may be preventing your back teeth from touching each other or keeping your back teeth in open bite..which strains your muscles resulting in pain. Please find out if this issue has started after placing your front teeth crowns. If
Next Steps
so please get those crowns changed.
Health Tips
There shouldn't be high points on new crowns
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