Brushing twice a day is the job. Use a soft\u2011bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste spend a little extra time around the gumline where the crown meets your natural tooth.<\/p>\r\n
Do not scrub harder because you think the crown needs a deep clean. Hard brushing can irritate your gums. Gradually cause them to pull back. Gentle pressure works better. Honestly it feels much easier too.<\/p>\r\n
Flossing matters because a toothbrush cannot properly reach the space around the crown. Slide the floss carefully between the teeth than snapping it down.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Once\u2011a\u2011day flossing is enough for people and doing it consistently beats buying fancy cleaning gadgets that sit untouched in a drawer.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Water flossers are handy if regular floss feels awkward around bridges or hard\u2011to\u2011reach areas.<\/p>\r\n
Crownsre strong but they are not indestructible. Biting down on hard objects puts unnecessary pressure on the restoration and the tooth underneath.<\/p>\r\n
Sticky foods deserve an attention too. If something repeatedly pulls at the crown soon after placement do not keep testing it. The crown is not a stress toy.<\/p>\r\n
Night\u2011time teeth grinding can put pressure on a crown without you realizing it. You may wake up with a jaw or notice that your teeth feel unusually sensitive.<\/p>\r\n
A dentist can check whether a night guard makes sense for you. If you already grind your teeth protecting the crown is one of those habits that pays off.<\/p>\r\n
A crown that suddenly feels high when you bite deserves attention. The same goes for sensitivity, pain, bleeding around the gum or a crown that moves when you touch it.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A loose crown is not something to glue back yourself. Get it checked instead even if it does not hurt.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Bleeding gums around the crown usually deserve attention than another round of aggressive brushing.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A sudden change in your bite particularly if the crown feels taller than the teeth should not be ignored.<\/p>\r\n
Regular visits are worth keeping because problems are usually easier to deal with when they are still small. You do not need to obsess over the crown every morning. Brush properly clean between your teeth avoid abusing the crown and pay attention when something genuinely feels different.<\/p>\r\n
Keep the Crown Clean Without Overthinking It Brushing twice a day is the job. Use a soft\u2011bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste spend a little extra time around the gumline where the crown meets your natural tooth. Do not scrub harder because you think the crown needs a deep clean. Hard brushing can irritate your gums. … Continue reading Dental Crown Maintenance Care Tips<\/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-4670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4670","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=4670"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4686,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4670\/revisions\/4686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}