My Experience

I needed a crown to replace a bonded front tooth. This was a relatively difficult procedure for me. I had a lot of bleeding during the procedure and the dentist had to cauterize the area twice — this was the painful part. It took over three hours to remove the bonding, prepare the tooth, cauterize the bleeding, add the post and then put on the temp crown. I have a good dentist and have gone to him for about 20 years; it was just a difficult procedure in this case.

Afterwards, I was in a lot of pain in my mouth from the trauma to the gums. It took about a week for the swelling and bruising to go away. I ate mushy foods and drank liquids and protein drinks for days so I wouldn’t continue to irritate the injured gums.