Teeth Adjustment Problem After Crowning?!

Teeth Adjustment Problem After Crowning?

I had one of my back molars crowned a week ago. It felt higher than the other teeth, so the dentist filed the surface. It helped slightly.

For the past 7 days, I can sense my other teeth have "moved". The moving has sort of affected my bite and my upper and lower jaw do not seem to meet each other the way they did before crowning. Also, whenever I bite on the side with the crown, I feel like I am biting on a tiny rock. I am really worried and don't dare to bite hard for fear of cracking the tooth under the crown.

What could be the problem with my crown and what can I do to resolve this? Will more filing help? Will it reduce the durability of the crown (btw, it is a gold crown)? Is it advisable for me to wait longer for all the teeth to adjust to the crown before approaching the dentist again?

I'd really appreciate some advice on this. Thanks!

Under normal circumstances after a crown is inserted your bite should feel normal within 24 hours. It sounds like you still need another bite adjustment. You won't fracture the tooth under the crown because of the bite, but prolonged bite problems can cause that tooth to become increasing sensitive and feel just like a toothache (sensitive to hot and cold). If your dentist feels the bite on that crown is adjusted as far as it can go, he can alleviate the bite on the opposing tooth. (It doesn't take much, minor little microns are all he has to take off)
Can you floss in between the teeth around that crown?? If you can't or if it is very difficult your dentist can also adjust the inter-proximal areas as well. 7 days is way too long, that crown should already feel like just another tooth in your mouth. Good luck! :o)