You can usually floss once the crown has been permanently placed and your dentist has told you that normal brushing and flossing can resume. If your mouth is still numb after the appointment wait until the feeling comes back before eating or flossing. It\u2019s easier to avoid hurting your gum that way.<\/p>\r\n
Floss might feel tighter around the crowned tooth than you expect. That doesn\u2019t automatically mean something is wrong. The crown sits close to the neighboring tooth so the contact point can feel unfamiliar while you get used to it.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Gentle pressure matters more than speed. If the floss feels stuck slow down than yanking it out.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Around the crown itself keep the movement controlled. You are cleaning the area not trying to win a tug-of-war with it.<\/p>\r\n
A fitted and permanently cemented crown shouldn\u2019t come loose just because you floss normally. The problem is usually technique. Forcing floss through a tight space or pulling it sharply can irritate the gum and make the whole process feel rough.<\/p>\r\n
If you\u2019re worried about pulling the floss up there\u2019s a simple trick. After cleaning between the teeth gently pull the floss sideways so it slips out than forcing it back through the contact point.<\/p>\r\n
Pay attention to this. Floss should pass through the contact point without shredding or getting trapped.<\/p>\r\n
If it repeatedly catches underneath the crown, tears or suddenly feels much tighter than before tell your dentist. The crown may need to be checked. Don\u2019t keep fighting with it every night. Hope the problem disappears.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Once the dentist gives you the go-ahead make daily flossing normal again. The crown shouldn\u2019t need treatment forever.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 If traditional floss feels awkward an interdental cleaner can be worth trying especially if the space around the crown is tight.<\/p>\r\n
Contact your dentist if the crown feels loose or your bite suddenly feels wrong. The same goes for bleeding that keeps happening around the crowned tooth especially when it doesn\u2019t settle with cleaning.<\/p>\r\n
When Can You Floss After a Crown? You can usually floss once the crown has been permanently placed and your dentist has told you that normal brushing and flossing can resume. If your mouth is still numb after the appointment wait until the feeling comes back before eating or flossing. It\u2019s easier to avoid hurting … Continue reading Flossing After Dental Crown Placement<\/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-4472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4472","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=4472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4923,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4472\/revisions\/4923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}