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Caps On Teeth, Rubbing Tongue Against Them. Any Nerve Underneath The Caps To Be Treated?

Since having caps put on my two front bottom teeth, I have been constantly rubbing my tongue against them since February.
My dentist has ground the caps down twice, with no change in my "habit". The caps never felt rough anyway. My doctor prescribed klonopin which I tried for two weeks with no help since I can't take the sedative effect during the day time. I have weaned of Zoloft to see if it was a side effect--no change. Could there be an irritated nerve underneath the caps that needs to be treated?
Sat, 19 Oct 2013
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Hello,I have gone through your query.
As per your description it is seems that you have caps on lower front teeth and it seems to be oversized because of that your tounge is touching it. See any foreign thing in oral cavity alerts the tounge and its perception so it tries to push it to remove from mouth.
If it is not hurting you then you will get used to of it as time passes.

You haven't mentioned that the tooth is ROOT CANAL treated or not. If it is so then there is no chances of hurting the nerve.

If it is not so and you don't have pain in tooth so there's no need to go for nerve treatment.


Hope you find this helpful. Do write if need further help.

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Caps On Teeth, Rubbing Tongue Against Them. Any Nerve Underneath The Caps To Be Treated?

Hello,I have gone through your query. As per your description it is seems that you have caps on lower front teeth and it seems to be oversized because of that your tounge is touching it. See any foreign thing in oral cavity alerts the tounge and its perception so it tries to push it to remove from mouth. If it is not hurting you then you will get used to of it as time passes. You haven t mentioned that the tooth is ROOT CANAL treated or not. If it is so then there is no chances of hurting the nerve. If it is not so and you don t have pain in tooth so there s no need to go for nerve treatment. Hope you find this helpful. Do write if need further help. Thanks!