Hi Mike. I think you will find that once the healing takes, you will notice a major improvement. It goes to show the incompetency of your last dentist eh? {canadian expression] I had to go and drill out some risidual Amalgam and decay my dentist missed. And I am replacing the crap crown temp. she put on. Thank God I am a sculptor with the nessessary skills. I am using high purity gold, crafted with a nice tight seal at the gum margins, so I can floss no problem. Watch those dentists and demand proper work [everyone]!!--------------------Shroom