You’re enjoying a nice meal and perhaps you bite into something soft and your permanent crown comes out! What do you do and why does this happen?
Odds are if you’ve ever had a crown, it just so happens that when it comes off it is when you’ve been enjoying something soft to eat like bread or something similar. This is common and it actually just so happens to be ironic that your crown comes off when eating something soft. However, your crown didn’t just happen to fall out because of eating something soft. Generally, there are a few different reasons as to why a crown may fall out, but soft foods are the exact cause.
Why crowns may fall out:
A crown can fall out for various reasons but typically occurs when something is either wrong with the natural tooth underneath the crown or something is wrong with the crown itself. Common reasons as to why a crown my come out unexpectedly can be a result of trauma, heavy grinding of the teeth (extreme wear and tear), faulty permanent cement, decay underneath the tooth, etc. Some of these reasons can be prevented, but some may just occur naturally.
What to do:
Please contact us as soon as possible! As dentists, it is our job to provide the highest quality of care, which is why we strive to provide our patients with the best products and dental services. If your crown has fallen out for whatever reason, we will make it our top priority to fix you up as good as new! If it can be determined that the crown may have come out due to excessive grinding of the teeth, it may be in your best interest to discuss options of a night guard in order to prevent any incidents like this from occurring in the future.
Contact Us:
If a crown has come out, please contact Mile High Smiles immediately so that we can schedule an appointment for you as soon as possible! We will evaluate what may have caused your crown to come off and what we can do to prevent this for the future, as well as any treatment that may be need to be done. We would prefer to see you sooner rather than later since an exposed tooth can sometimes cause unpleasant sensitivity to patients.
