First Month After a Dental Crown: What Should You Expect?

The First Week Can Be A Little Odd

Sensitivity is normal for the first few days after the crown is placed, especially to cold or hot food. The crowned tooth may also be tender after biting down on something hard. If the crown feels too high, you’ll likely notice right away because that tooth will seem to hit prematurely when you bite.

Eating Gets Easier As The Days Go By

You’ll likely feel more comfortable eating with your crowned tooth as the weeks go by.

Once you’ve had the crown placed for a few days and your dentist said it’s safe to try, you can begin to chew with it as you normally would. Just don’t go biting into anything particularly hard or silly for a while.

What To Know For Weeks Two Through Three

This is kind of an uneventful, boring time for you. The best part is that your crown is becoming a bigger part of every day without you really noticing it.

Some sensitivity is normal, but don’t be concerned if the tooth aches persistently or become worse. So that should be reported. As well as any swelling, a crown that feels loosened, or a bite that feels off.

Your Daily Life Doesn’t Need To Change

• Flossing around the contacts between your teeth will be uncomfortable at first, but you’ll adjust

• Some tenderness of the gum is likely, but it shouldn’t persist

• If the crown feels loose, don’t play with it by trying to dislodge it with your tongue or fingers.

• Not chewing very hard stuff with that tooth should become a habit anyway.

Your Crown Should Feel Normal In The Fourth Week

Around the one month point, you should feel relatively normal about how the crowned tooth feels when you bite and chew.

You shouldn’t be constantly aware of its presence when your teeth touch each other. If you are, this should come up at your dental visit because something small might need adjustment. Sometimes a simple bite adjustment can make a surprising difference.

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