Flossing matters more than people expect. Slide the floss gently between the crown and its neighbouring tooth rather than snapping it down. If normal floss feels awkward, an interdental brush can make the whole thing feel quicker.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Around the gumline is the bit worth watching closely, especially if food keeps catching there.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Floss once a day. If the floss keeps shredding or catching on the crown, something needs checking.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A soft toothbrush feels better here, and there’s really no prize for scrubbing until your gums complain.<\/p>\r\n
A crown is strong. Still, using it to crack hard sweets or chew ice is asking for trouble. The same goes for biting pens or opening packaging with your teeth. Your crown doesn’t know you’re only doing it “this once.”<\/p>\r\n
Sticky foods deserve a little thought too. Something very chewy can tug at a crown, particularly if it was fitted recently and the cement is still settling.<\/p>\r\n
A straightforward routine works well:<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Morning brushing with fluoride toothpaste, followed by a quick check that your gums feel normal.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Once-daily cleaning between the teeth, even if everything looks perfectly clean.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Regular dental check-ups, because problems under or around a crown aren’t always obvious at home.<\/p>\r\n
Don’t ignore a crown that feels loose, cracked, or suddenly different when you bite. And if it falls out, keep it somewhere clean and contact your dentist. Don’t try to glue it back yourself.<\/p>\r\n
A crown that feels too high when you bite is worth mentioning too. You might get used to it, but there’s no good reason to spend every meal feeling that one tooth hit first.<\/p>\r\n
Keeping Your Crown Clean Flossing matters more than people expect. Slide the floss gently between the crown and its neighbouring tooth rather than snapping it down. If normal floss feels awkward, an interdental brush can make the whole thing feel quicker. Pay Attention to the Crown Edge \u2022 Around the gumline is the bit worth … Continue reading Dental Crown Maintenance: A Patient Guide<\/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-4675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4675","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=4675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4680,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4675\/revisions\/4680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}