Foods You Can Eat With a Dental Crown

Soft Foods Are Your Friend

Yogurt is a choice because you barely have to chew at all. Oatmeal works too especially when it’s warm and not too hot. Scrambled eggs are another option when your tooth feels sensitive.

Mashed potatoes are one of those foods that suddenly become very helpful. They fill you up without making your crown do work.

Foods That Feel

• Soft bread or a sandwich with a gentle filling as long as you’re not biting into a hard crust.

• Rice is usually fine once the tooth starts to feel better especially when it’s served with something rather than dry.

• Pasta feels almost effortless to chew, which is what you want while your mouth is adjusting to the crown.

Protein Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult

You don’t need to avoid protein after getting a crown. Eggs are a choice. Soft fish is another option because it falls apart easily when you chew.

Chicken can work too. How its prepared matters. A tender piece is much easier on a crown than something dry and chewy that feels like you’re fighting it.

What About Snacks?

Snacks are where people often make a mistake. Soft cheese is a pick. A ripe pear is fine too. Just avoid turning snack time into a test of how pressure your new crown can handle.

• Smooth peanut butter on toast though skip the hard toasted edges if the crown is fresh.

• A ripe banana. Nothing honestly that’s part of the appeal.

Foods That Are Better Left Alone for

Hard sweets are probably the biggest unnecessary risk. So are ice cubes. Biting either one gives your crown a job it never asked for.

Sticky foods deserve some caution because they can tug at the crown especially if the restoration isn’t fully secure. Popcorn kernels are another one I’d avoid. Getting one caught around a crown is irritating best.

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