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The broken tooth not only needs to have enough left to serve as the crown base, it also has to be sound. I've had dentists start preparing a tooth for a crown only to find out that it was cracked too much and they couldn't continue. I had to have it extracted. So that's a possibility, especially since part of the tooth broke off.
If floss catches on the crown it wasn't done very well. My crown and bridge done in Mexico are like that. Never had it with a crown done in the US.
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I have crowns on many of my back teeth. They are better than natural teeth in some ways. They've presented no problems for me and generally have lasted 10 to 20 years. One popped out. I was able to save it and take to dentist for him to reglue it in. IMO he hadn't properly glued it in.
I have to be careful w/dental floss, not getting it underneath a corner, or I could pop it out myself.
You're not supposed to eat hard things or overly sticky things, particularly past a certain age (teeth weaken with age), so I try to follow those rules generally, which I suppose is helpful for the crowns, too.
The biggest issue w/crowns, IMO, besides the cost, is matching the color. Mine are in the back, so not much of an issue. But if it were in the front, that would be an issue. It's impossible to match the color exactly, and crowns aren't as translucent as real enamel. And real teeth change colors over time, while crowns don't. My family wasn't blessed with thick enamel, so I've had to accept this issue with my teeth in the back.
The newer zirconia crowns are translucent, I have some on my front teeth and adjacent to a tooth without a crown and they look identical
I have a mouthful of crowns, and I've never had a temporary come off. In fact, the last two times I had a temporary placed, they were on so tightly that the hygienist couldn't get them off by prying or pulling. The dentist had to cut them off (which is painless, of course). The dentist then said that they had stressed with their staff that they did not want any temporaries coming loose ahead of time, and perhaps they were taking that a little too seriously!
I haven't had any trouble with permanent crowns, they are just like natural teeth.
No sticky or hard foods while the temporary crown is in place. You can resume a normal diet 24 hrs after the permanent crown is put in. Your dentist will go over all that with you.
Exactly right. I have several crowns and once the cement has dried (about 24 hrs), no restrictions in eating. If they are made correctly, you won't feel them in your mouth. The dentist will articulate the crown so that it fits perfectly with its opposing tooth.
I have a mouthful of crowns, and I've never had a temporary come off. In fact, the last two times I had a temporary placed, they were on so tightly that the hygienist couldn't get them off by prying or pulling. The dentist had to cut them off (which is painless, of course). The dentist then said that they had stressed with their staff that they did not want any temporaries coming loose ahead of time, and perhaps they were taking that a little too seriously!
I haven't had any trouble with permanent crowns, they are just like natural teeth.
Since your temporary crowns were on so tightly, do you know if the cement was also on the outside of your temporaries on your gum tissue? I ask because I have a temporary now from Dentist #1 in this new area that I live, and when I went to Dentist #2 here, he said cement was on the outside of the temporary and it was irritating my gums. He supposedly scrapped at least some of it off, but I wonder if my temporary is less secure now because he did that or if the cement shouldn't have been there in the first place (which I assume).
Since your temporary crowns were on so tightly, do you know if the cement was also on the outside of your temporaries on your gum tissue? I ask because I have a temporary now from Dentist #1 in this new area that I live, and when I went to Dentist #2 here, he said cement was on the outside of the temporary and it was irritating my gums. He supposedly scrapped at least some of it off, but I wonder if my temporary is less secure now because he did that or if the cement shouldn't have been there in the first place (which I assume).
It wasn't, as far as I know. I didn't have any gum irritation and no one said anything about that, so I'm just assuming the cement was all inside.
My dentist is recommending I get a crown to (hopefully) alleviate an issue that's been bugging me for months. For anyone who's had a crown, I'm curious about what happens afterwards with regards to eating.
First, I have to go for a prep appointment, and then it will be two weeks before the crown is put in. If you've had this done, can you tell me if there were any eating restrictions during the two weeks, or again after the final procedure? One website I found suggested avoiding hard or sticky foods, but the phrasing suggested that go on indefinitely. Can that be right?
They prepare the tooth, then put a temporary crown on while the permanent one is getting made. There aren’t really any restrictions about eating with the temp, except if you eat really chewy things, it will probably fall off. If it does, they tell you to apply a bit of toothpaste and stick it back on.
My last temporary crown came off, and I just left it off, because the tooth had been filled and wasn’t harmed by chewing on it. In other words, be a bit careful, but if the temp comes off...no big deal.
Thank you. I've come across several websites that recommending a permanent change in diet once the permanent crown is in, and that's scaring me. I'd like to think the dentist would have mentioned that upfront. The way he described it to me did not indicate this at all.
It wasn't, as far as I know. I didn't have any gum irritation and no one said anything about that, so I'm just assuming the cement was all inside.
Thank you for your response. I bet that you're assuming correctly. I don't know if Dentist #2 here was telling me the truth about cement being around my temporary, but I found it odd that what he showed me on the tool he used looked pink like the color of my gums.
I always assumed that cement was dark.
I have had the same 2 crowns in my mouth for over twenty years. One of them did come loose because I stupidly ate a chewy candy. Dentist glued it back no issues. I am careful not to eat anything chewy like taffy or caramels.
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