First your dentist will look closely at the tooth and the gum around it. They\u2019ll check for damage and see how the tooth fits with the teeth beside it. Then comes the part you might barely notice.<\/p>\r\n
The dentist may tap the tooth gently. Press around the gum. They\u2019re checking for signs that the tooth’s irritated or that something else is going on beneath the surface. Because a crown won\u2019t fix an infection hiding underneath the tooth.<\/p>\r\n
An X-ray is often part of the examination especially when the tooth has had a filling or previous treatment. It gives the dentist a view of the root and the bone around it which you obviously can’t see by looking in the mirror.<\/p>\r\n
Your bite gets checked too. The dentist may ask you to bite down while they watch how the teeth meet. A crown that looks perfect but hits hard when you chew is going to get annoying very quickly.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A broken tooth, especially where the damage reaches close to the gum needs a closer look before anyone talks about a crown.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Pain when biting isn’t something to brush aside. It can point to an issue inside the tooth that needs attention first.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 The old filling matters too particularly if its large or already leaking around the edges.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Your bite can change the plan. A back tooth that takes chewing pressure needs a crown designed to cope with it.<\/p>\r\n
Sometimes the examination shows that the tooth has an infection or damaged nerve. In that situation your dentist may recommend root canal treatment before placing the crown.<\/p>\r\n
Most crown examinations aren’t uncomfortable. You may feel a pressure while the dentist checks the tooth but there usually isn’t anything dramatic happening.<\/p>\r\n
Once the examination is finished your dentist will explain what they found and whether a crown makes sense. If treatment goes ahead they’ll discuss the preparation needed. What happens at the next appointment.<\/p>\r\n
What Happens During a Dental Crown Examination First your dentist will look closely at the tooth and the gum around it. They\u2019ll check for damage and see how the tooth fits with the teeth beside it. Then comes the part you might barely notice. The dentist may tap the tooth gently. Press around the gum. … Continue reading Dental Crown Examination Explained<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4997,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions\/4997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}