Dental Crowns (Part 5)
Here are things people should know when it comes to dental crowns.
Could a tooth with a crown still get cavities? Not many people know this and overestimate the amount of protection or coverage a crown gives the decayed teeth.
Even if the crown is placed above the gums, the tooth’s roots could still decay away if one doesn’t brush the teeth or floss the teeth regularly.
One should also gargle with antiseptic mouthwash regularly.
Crowns can also come loose if you attempt to use your teeth to tear something open, get hit in the face by a punch or a weapon, or if you bite something hard.
It’s possible, too, for these crowns to fall off due to you undergoing a car accident, for example.
It’s also possible for the cement to get loose, where the dentist may need to re-cement the crown.
The crown after 15-25 years of careful maintenance, will break down sooner or later due to the bite forces of your mouth; and to the bacterial acids that do come through, and the saliva since the crown is not built to resist like enamel could.
Dentists typically use crowns for multitasking purposes since they’re all-around prosthodontics.
It’s both functional and aesthetics-enhancing. It’s also one of your last-ditch efforts to save a tooth along with the root canal therapy.
Next week we will be starting a new topic. Please remember to practice oral hygiene and visit your dentist twice a year.