Front teeth often require crowns to restore badly damaged or decayed teeth. There is usually not enough tooth structure left to use a large filling. Sometimes the tooth may have cracked in some way.
The dentist will examine the tooth and most likely take an X-ray and look at your bite. Crowns on front teeth are not simply about cosmetics, though that does play a part.<\/p>\r\n
While the dentist looks at the tooth structure and the X-ray, they will also consider the following points:<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Shade matching can be very tricky and may take extra time considering variations in lighting, as a crown not look the same in different lighting conditions as a natural tooth.<\/p>\r\n
The shape should be similar to your other teeth but not necessarily identical as a matter of fact slight variations can add to the realism of the crown. The Bite is important, If the crown feels too high in your mouth, let them know, they can easily make adjustments in the bite.<\/p>\r\n
They will start by numbing the area, you shouldn’t feel any sharp pain during the procedure, but you might feel some pressure or movement as they prepare the tooth for the crown. Once the tooth has been prepared you will leave with a temporary crown until your next appointment.<\/p>\r\n
When you come back for your second visit, they will examine and check the permanent crown, looking at the shade, then how it fits in your mouth. You may get to look in a mirror while they check the fit, and you may have input on the shape. Once you are happy with how it looks and feels, they will bond the crown to your tooth.<\/p>\r\n
Sensitivity of the tooth is perfectly normal, your gums may be a little sore around the area, but this should subside as your gums heal.
You should continue brushing and flossing normally, but don’t think of the crown as indestructible, it still needs care and although the tooth itself may be intact, it still needs to be taken care of.<\/p>\r\n
If your crown feels too high or is uncomfortable don’t just ignore it, call your dentist and let them know. Crowns that feel uncomfortable or loose and feel like they could come out should not be ignored just because it may take a few weeks to feel better.<\/p>\r\n
Why Would You Need a Front Tooth Crown? Front teeth often require crowns to restore badly damaged or decayed teeth. There is usually not enough tooth structure left to use a large filling. Sometimes the tooth may have cracked in some way. The dentist will examine the tooth and most likely take an X-ray and … Continue reading Front Tooth Crowns: What to Expect<\/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-5040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040","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=5040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5264,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040\/revisions\/5264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}