Porcelain Dental Crowns Before and After Treatment

What Happens Before a Porcelain Crown

Your dentist first checks the tooth. Decides if a crown is the treatment. A damaged tooth may need work under it before the crown can be placed. The tooth is then shaped to make room for the porcelain crown to sit correctly.

That shaping may sound scary. It usually does not feel bad. Local anaesthetic keeps the area numb. Most of the work is simple. Your dentist may take impressions or digital scans so the new crown matches the size and position of the tooth.

What You’ll Notice

• A little sensitivity may happen, with drinks but it should not keep getting worse.

• Your temporary tooth may feel slightly different when you bite and your dentist will check this at the visit.

• The gum around the tooth can feel tender for a time. Usually it settles as the area adapts to the work.

Porcelain Crown Before and After

Porcelain crowns are made to copy the colour and shape of teeth so a made crown should not stand out when you smile. The dentist also looks at the surrounding teeth because a crown that looks perfect on its own can still look odd if its shade does not match the rest.

What the Finished Crown Should Feel Like

A new crown can feel unfamiliar at first. Your tongue may find it. That is almost unavoidable.

Your bite should feel comfortable once you have adjusted. If the crown feels too high when you close your teeth tell your dentist of hoping you will magically get used to it. A small adjustment can make a difference.

When the Before and After Doesn’t Feel

Some sensitivity or gum tenderness after treatment is normal. Persistent pain is different. The same is true for a crown that repeatedly feels too high or seems loose.

A good porcelain crown should finally become boring. Really boring. You should not spend your day thinking about it. That is probably the sign that the before-and-after change has worked.

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