Dental crowns and implants

[chillyinCanada]

I was recently diving with a temporary crown for over a week. No problems there either.

 

[tdtaylor]

Seven crowns and half my mouth is artificial- no problems so far. Put my Dentist's kid through college...

Terry

 

[dmoore19]

I might add, I didn't have any problems getting the crowns, I did have problems paying for them though. Did I say I HATE DENTISTS?

 

[highdesert]

Temporaries would be contraindicated for diving.

Hmmm ... haven't tried diving with a temp, but if it's well-seated with no voids (and it should be), why would it create a problem?

 

[vincent54]

Temporaries are just that, temporary. Dislodging at dinner, movie ,etc, easily spit out. Underwater, with regulator they are a potential choking hazard. Strange things can and will happen. Get the permanent and one less worry. Same should apply to smaller removable appliances, in fact, I wouldn't dive with a denture either.

Crowns and implants for the years of abuse they endure are a good investment. We spend thousands on disposable electronics and things that aren't necessary and never complain, but give someone a product that can be used 24/7 for a lifetime and they gripe about it. Go figure.

 

[Scubagolf]

I am old (62) with lots of crowns. I had a problem on a trip to Fiji a few years with a tooth squeeze on descent. It turned out to be decay under an old crown that created a squeezable air pocket. New crown and a grand $ later, no more problem

 

[Wookie]

I am old (62) with lots of crowns. I had a problem on a trip to Fiji a few years with a tooth squeeze on descent. It turned out to be decay under an old crown that created a squeezable air pocket. New crown and a grand $ later, no more problem

Had the same issue with 20 year old Navy fillings in St. Lucia. Now, that's scary dentistry....

 

[spectrum]

shouldn't..... i've got several crowns & bridges myself.

Me too, no issues.

 

[Quero]

As a dive professional, there was no way for me NOT to dive with a temporary crown when I recently had my 20-plus-year-old permanent crown replaced. I did quite a number of dives with no issues. I suppose that if a person were to use a temporary so long that it might as well be permanent, it could conceivably become dislodged with a reg, but any temporary that was so susceptible to damage probably indicates a low quality in the first place. In my case I was clear with my dentist that I needed to dive, and there was no suggestion on her part that it would be a problem. It wasn't.

 

[oldschoolto]

Temporaries are just that, temporary. Dislodging at dinner, movie ,etc, easily spit out. Underwater, with regulator they are a potential choking hazard. Strange things can and will happen. Get the permanent and one less worry. Same should apply to smaller removable appliances, in fact, I wouldn't dive with a denture either.

I have both upper and lower dentures and use NO adhesive at all.... You should go with a long bite mouthpiece.... It keeps the regulator in place much better and doesn't put stress on just a few teeth...

Jim....