It started unspectacularly. No accident, no loud bang, no dramatic moment. An old crown on a lower molar simply crumbled. These things happen at some point. Materials age, stresses add up over the years. I didn't give it much thought at first. It wasn't an emergency, more of a technical problem - something you repair and then tick off.<\/p>\n
The appointment with the dentist was appropriately routine. Examination, quick look, factual explanation. The old crown had to come off, underneath it was cleaned, prepared and built up. Nothing out of the ordinary. No long discussions, no complicated decisions. Unfortunately, it soon became apparent that the problem would become bigger and last longer than initially expected.<\/p>\n