For the few hours keep things fairly gentle. If your mouth is still numb wait until the feeling returns before eating. Biting your cheek is annoying enough. Biting down hard on a repaired crown while you can’t feel much is worse.<\/p>\r\n
Once you’re ready to eat use the side of your mouth if the repaired tooth feels tender. Soft food is a choice at first especially if the crown feels slightly different from before.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Hard sweets are best left alone for now. Your crown doesn’t need a strength test disguised as a snack.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Sticky foods deserve some caution too because pulling at the crown isn’t what you want after a repair.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 If your bite feels strange don’t keep chewing around it hoping you’ll adjust. A dentist should check it if the feeling doesn’t settle.<\/p>\r\n
Brushing still matters after crown repair. In fact it’s one of the habits worth being especially careful about because plaque around the edge of a crown can irritate the gum and cause trouble underneath or around the restoration.<\/p>\r\n
Brush twice a day with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste. Take your time around the crown than scrubbing it aggressively. Gentle cleaning works better than attacking the tooth as if you’re trying to remove a paint mark.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A shifting crown especially if it feels different every time you bite.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Persistent pain when chewing. A odd bite is one thing but ongoing discomfort shouldn’t become your new normal.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Swelling around the tooth or gum. That’s a reason to get it checked than waiting it out.<\/p>\r\n
Dental crowns aren’t indestructible. They still need the basic care as your natural teeth and habits such as biting pens or using your teeth to open packaging aren’t doing the repair any favours.<\/p>\r\n
Honestly one of the things you can do is stop thinking about the crown once it feels normal. Brush it. Floss around it. Eat normally when your dentist says it’s fine. You don’t need to spend every morning checking whether it is still there.<\/p>\r\n