After treatment your mouth may feel a bit strange. Your gums might be sore. The capped tooth may feel sensitive to cold drinks or warm food. That’s common especially if your dentist worked on a cavity or removed a fair amount of damaged tooth material.<\/p>\r\n
Give yourself a breathing room during the first couple of days. Soft foods are easier to manage while the area settles down.. If your bite feels uneven tell your dentist instead of trying to ignore it. A crown thats too high can make chewing uncomfortable. A small adjustment usually fixes the problem.<\/p>\r\n
Brush twice a day with a bristled toothbrush. Spend an extra time where the crown meets your gums without scrubbing so hard that the area gets irritated.<\/p>\r\n
Floss daily too. Slide the floss gently between your teeth than snapping it down against your gums. If you’re using floss pull it out sideways when you’re finished instead of yanking it straight up especially if your dentist has warned you about a temporary crown.<\/p>\r\n
For the day or two try eggs or cooked vegetables if chewing feels uncomfortable. Soft rice works well too. As sensitivity fades, return to your meals gradually.<\/p>\r\n
You don’t need to avoid every food forever. Just don’t use your crowned tooth to crack nutshells or bite through ice. Your teeth aren’t tools and crowns have limits.<\/p>\r\n
Many crowns last around 5 to 15 years. Some last considerably longer. The material matters,. Your daily habits count for plenty. Brushing and flossing protect the tooth underneath while regular checkups give your dentist a chance to spot small problems early.<\/p>\r\n
What Happens After Getting a Cap? After treatment your mouth may feel a bit strange. Your gums might be sore. The capped tooth may feel sensitive to cold drinks or warm food. That’s common especially if your dentist worked on a cavity or removed a fair amount of damaged tooth material. Give yourself a breathing … Continue reading Dental Cap Care: What to Expect Before and After Treatment<\/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-5170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170","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=5170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5211,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions\/5211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}