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Author: DrH2O
Date: 2009-08-31 21:50
I got a temp crown on a front tooth and it fell off just from eating. I now have a new and improved temp and am afraid to try playing for fear that it will fall off too. Anyone ever play with one?
What about the permanent crown? Can I expect that to be trouble free at least?
Thanks,
Anne
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Author: Dan1937
Date: 2009-08-31 23:09
Anne,
I have had a permanent crown on an upper front tooth for close to 20 years, and have had no problems whatsoever, and I play bass clarinet, soprano clarinet, and alto sax.
Dan
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Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2009-08-31 23:23
I played for quite a while with temp crowns on my front teeth. The only problem was that high notes made the crowns on the top teeth vibrate when my teeth were on the mouthpiece.
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Author: Steve L
Date: 2009-09-01 12:37
Both my front upper teeth are crowns and have not had any problems with them. Have had them for over 35 years as I got both front teeth damaged when I was at school. I will say that the porcelain crowns I had were a tad fragile, they were damaged a couple of times when I was in the Police (should be plenty strong enough for clarinet playing though).
The ones I have now are gold with (I'm sure my dentist described them as) a porcelain/plastic composite facing. Have had these now for about 20 years with no problems.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-09-01 13:19
I had a temporary plastic crown fitted back in around 1990, but playing was the last thing I considered doing while it was fitted - luckily only for one week until I got the permanent one fitted which was like having a real tooth again.
The permanent one came loose a few years after fitting as it was only initially tacked on to see how well the fit was, but the dentist then couldn't remove it as it was such a good fit so he left it as it was. I've still got the crown in now and it hasn't shifted since, and hasn't caused any problems with playing single or double reed instruments.
Before that I had built up and veneered front teeth after smashing them in a cycling accident when I was 12 - the veneers were fitted when I was 15. The remaining veneered one (as there wasn't much of the tooth left to fit a crown onto) is a bit worse for wear with the veneer being chipped from using my teeth as pliers when trying to pull a sewing needle through a case handle.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: skygardener
Date: 2009-09-01 14:07
"my teeth as pliers when trying to pull a sewing needle through a case handle."
Yikes!! ![[hot]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/hot.gif)
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Author: DrH2O
Date: 2009-09-01 17:48
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Sounds like my first temp just didn't fit properly.
I went ahead and played this morning - no problem for now. I did trim back the mouth piece patch though so that the temp wasn't actually touching the mouthpiece. Looking forward to the permanent so I don't have to worry.
Anne
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2009-09-03 09:24
All my teeth have been crowned for about 15 years. The front ones are POM (Porcelain on metal). I had temporaries while the permanents were being made. I had no issue with playing reed instruments with them. (One crown is still stuck on with "temporary" cement, because my dentist suspected I would damage it, and may need to get it off to repair it.)
"Sounds like my first temp just didn't fit properly."
I think you're right, and I think that would be common/normal. No great effort is made for a precision fit of temporaries.
There is also a variety of adhesives a dentist can use, some more tenacious than others. Some better at gap filling for poorer fits, and sticking as well.
AFAIK
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