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Essential Tips for Maintaining Dental Crowns

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Dental crowns are one of the more versatile oral solutions due to their multiple roles. For example, dental crowns cover discoloured and decayed teeth, protect damaged teeth from deterioration, restore chewing ability, protect soft tissue from injury and, most importantly, restore your smile. Very few dental solutions come close to such versatility. However, proper maintenance is essential to enjoy and sustain the benefits of dental crowns. Here are crucial tips for maintaining dental crowns. 

Remember to Floss

People often think they can get away with only brushing dental crowns. However, nothing could be further from the truth because it only accelerates dental crown deterioration. Besides brushing, you should also floss your natural teeth and dental crowns. Nonetheless, understand that how you floss matters. Correct flossing limits bacteria deposits around the edges of dental crowns and the rest of the teeth, keeping them clean. Therefore, insert a dental floss between the teeth and slide it against the crown, not straight out. The action scraps food particles and prevents the potential lifting of the crown. In addition, regular flossing of dental crowns daily significantly enhances their longevity.

Use Irrigators

While flossing removes food particles between the teeth, it can be challenging to reach the pearly whites at the back of the mouth. No matter how hard you try, flossing between the molars can be a real hassle. However, it does not mean you should ignore these teeth. A great alternative to flossing molar crowns is an irrigator. An irrigator or water flosser releases a jet of water via a combination of pressure and pulsation. The best way to use an irrigator on dental crowns is to aim the water jet directly between the teeth and guide it along the gum line. The high-pressure stream of water dislodges food particles trapped between dental crowns and teeth and along the gum line. You can easily get an irrigator at a dental pharmacy.  

Avoid Staining Foods

Dental crowns are made from ceramic material, and it is virtually impossible to remove stains from them. Therefore, if your crowns are meant to cover decayed teeth, then eating and drinking staining foods and drinks defeats the purpose. For instance, you must go to a dentist and have stained crowns replaced with a new set. In this regard, you should avoid staining foods and beverages completely. If you must drink a beverage like coffee, wine, or acidic juice, use a straw to keep the drinks away from your crown. 

Contact a dentist for more information regarding dental crowns.


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