Your crown doesn’t get a pass from brushing. The material itself won’t decay like enamel but the tooth underneath it still can. Plaque also collects around the edge where the crown meets your gum. Thats a spot worth paying attention to.<\/p>\r\n
Use a bristled toothbrush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste. Brush along the gumline rather than scrubbing hard because aggressive brushing can irritate your gums and wear them down over time.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Hard sweets and ice’re best left alone especially if you have a habit of crunching them without thinking.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Sticky sweets deserve caution because they can pull at a crown that’s n’t firmly secured.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 If you grind your teeth at night tell your dentist. A custom night guard can protect your crown from repeated pressure while you sleep.<\/p>\r\n
A new crown can feel unfamiliar for a time but ongoing pain or an uneven bite shouldn’t be ignored. Your tooth may need an adjustment or the crown could have another issue that needs attention.<\/p>\r\n
Contact your dentist if you notice sensitivity swelling around the gum a bad taste or pain when chewing. A loose or broken crown also needs dental advice. If it comes off keep it safe. Arrange an appointment rather than trying to glue it back yourself.<\/p>\r\n
Some sensitivity to hot or cold foods can happen after crown placement, especially early on.. Pain that gets worse or sticks around deserves a closer look. Don’t keep chewing through discomfort just because the crown looks perfectly normal.<\/p>\r\n
The approach is to attach crown care to habits you already have. Brush before bed floss daily and keep your steady even when you’re tired. Use a fluoride mouthwash if your dentist recommends it particularly if you’re prone to cavities.<\/p>\r\n
Honestly I’d choose gentle cleaning over buying a shelf full of fancy dental products. You don’t need a toothbrush just because one tooth has a crown unless your dentist recommends a particular tool.<\/p>\r\n
Brush Your Crown Like a Natural Tooth Your crown doesn’t get a pass from brushing. The material itself won’t decay like enamel but the tooth underneath it still can. Plaque also collects around the edge where the crown meets your gum. Thats a spot worth paying attention to. Use a bristled toothbrush twice a day … Continue reading Dental Cap Care Explained for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Keeping Your Crown Healthy<\/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-5171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171","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=5171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5209,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171\/revisions\/5209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}