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Grinding the teeth
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Is it normal practice for a dentist to grind teeth for bite adjustment and sitting of teeth against each other. Thanks
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Grinding of teeth is called coronoplasty .
Coronoplasty done by in case of sharp tooth or orthodontic adjustment or occlusal correction of root canal treated crown teeth or in case of partial denture patient.
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It’s not ‘normal’ but yes, sometimes it is indeed required.
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Yes it is normal
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Sometimes slight adjustments need very slight grinding
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Yes most often.
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