Dental Crown size?

Is it possible for a dental crown on a back tooth (molar) to be sized to replace the actual tooth? What happens if the crown is significantly shorter than the natural tooth?

Dental Crown size?
Hello, unless the tooth stump isn't properly cut and shaped, a Crown can be created to any size and shape it needs to be. Preferably a Crown is created to restore the size and contours of a natural tooth. On rare occasion a crown will be created to achieve a specific bite relationship with the opposing teeth to correct a mal-occlusion the natural tooth it's covering was in . If, the Crown is created and it is to short, meaning that when it's in place, it fails to occlude with the opposing tooth it's suppose to occlude with, the crowned tooth and the opposing tooth will both begin moving out of their sockets until they touch one another. It's not as common a practice with crowns, but to many dentist purposely make the chewing surface automatically to short when doing a crown or filing in order it eliminate or limit taking time to get the bite exactly right...Also they want to eliminate having to do an adjustment. They know the filing and or crowned tooth will slowly move into contact with the opposing teeth...That isn't a proper practice but it is done. Good luck and I wish you well.
Reply:When crowns are made they are made to fit, by fitting, means they are the same "size and shape" as the original tooth or "what the original tooth should have been."





If the crown placed is significantly shorter than the natural tooth was and it is not touching the opposing tooth, then these teeth will continue to erupt until they touch.

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