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Post by Mumsey on Feb 22, 2019 3:45:53 GMT -5
dave9354, That's quite a mark-up! The one I just had involved the gooey impression. Worst part of the whole process.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Feb 22, 2019 9:37:07 GMT -5
My temporary crown just came off again. This time I pushed it off with a toothpick. I pushed it back on with fingers, and it has stayed in place. I have read that a temporary crown can be reseated with toothpaste or petroleum jelly. I'm going to try the petroleum jelly. Clearly my proposed handout needs editing.
One fear that people with crowns have is that the crown will come off and be swallowed. Brother-in-law swallowed his temporary crown. Permanent crowns may not last 15 years before needing to be replaced, and some may last only 5 years, perhaps because of failure of the underlying tooth. So permanent crowns are temporary too.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Feb 22, 2019 12:50:34 GMT -5
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Post by tom 🕊 on Feb 22, 2019 13:01:17 GMT -5
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Feb 22, 2019 17:05:58 GMT -5
Many are sent to a third world country to be made by cheap labor. The dentist pays about $30.00 for the finished crown and charges you $900.00 to 1100.00 for it. Yikes! There have been too many problems with contamination in medical products already. I can't imagine something in my mouth to process food from a country with the lack of sanitation found in even the emerging market countries, let alone third world counries.
I need to replace 2 and possibly a third tooth knocked loose when I tangled with a tree, but I sure don't want anything from a third world country. That's a concern especially as I age and become more subject to old folks' pneumonia.
tom 🕊, I'd be seriously concerned about using petroleum jelly in my mouth, even if someone recommends it. What's to prevent it seeping out and migrating down into your throat?
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Post by octave1 on Feb 22, 2019 17:24:09 GMT -5
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Post by tom 🕊 on Feb 22, 2019 17:58:07 GMT -5
I'd be seriously concerned about using petroleum jelly in my mouth, even if someone recommends it. What's to prevent it seeping out and migrating down into your throat? Just a thin layer in the temporary crown should be enough. Yes, some small amount would be swallowed. From my reading in the past, the real danger from petroleum jelly is its getting into the lungs, which may happen when petroleum jelly is often used to keep nostrils from drying out. I had a relative who developed a lung condition -- maybe he died from it -- from habitually using mineral oil as a laxative. On the way down it somehow got into his lungs. As for my loose temporary crown, it is snug enough on the tooth that it is staying in place without any adhesive.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Feb 23, 2019 0:05:23 GMT -5
Mumsey, as a nurse, what are your thoughts on petroleum jelly to hold a temporary crown in place? I shudder when I think of tom 🕊 or anyone using that, especially if the person is on oxygen. I had some issues with a couple of people who wanted to give my father lip balm w/o understanding that it contained petrolatum. They knew nothing about oxygen safety.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 23, 2019 4:45:13 GMT -5
SpringRain🕊️, You are right about the Vaseline, it is considered flammable. Anything as innocent as static electricity can ignite it and combined with concentrated oxygen there could be big problems. I've never heard of using it for holding a temporary crown. I wouldn't if O2 were involved.
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Post by dave9354 on Feb 23, 2019 8:29:24 GMT -5
octave1, the cost of a gold crown is the same price for the crown. We just weigh the crown after it is cast and before finishing . Then we add the cost of the precious metal to the cost of the crown. I have one in my mouth on a molar. Do not have to worry about the porcelain fracturing. Most crown were made with a metal substructure and porcelain fused to the metal to form a 🦷.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 23, 2019 17:03:47 GMT -5
I had a gold crown years ago. It had to be replaced and I kept it. It’s in an envelope aroumd here somewhere. Wonder how much the gold is worth?
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Post by tom 🕊 on Feb 26, 2019 18:14:55 GMT -5
I had a gold crown years ago. It had to be replaced and I kept it. It’s in an envelope aroumd here somewhere. Wonder how much the gold is worth? "Assuming a gold crown weighs one-tenth of an ounce, it can be worth as little as $40 if the alloy is 10 karat (40% gold) or more than $90 if the alloy is 22 karat (92% gold) based on a gold price of $1,000 per ounce. On average, a gold crown will be worth about $57 at this spot price."
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 27, 2019 4:42:06 GMT -5
tom 🕊, I should probably just take it to the pawn/coin shop!
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