Please im scared; WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A CROWN ON YOUR TOOTH?!
Question: my dentist told me that i might have to have a crown on my tooth; he didnt explain to me what that means so im scared
Answers: my dentist told me that i might have to have a crown on my tooth; he didnt explain to me what that means so im scared
You are probably familiar with a filling, which is when you have a cavity and the dentist fills the hole in your tooth with a filling material. Sometimes, if you break a tooth, or if the decay has affected the edges of a tooth structure, you will get a crown. Think of a crown as a filling that also serves as one or more edges of your tooth (as opposed to a cavity filling, which fills a hole in the middle of your tooth).
When you get a crown, you will normally take two visits to a dentist. At the first visit, the dentist will clean out the decay in your tooth and take an impression. This impression is usually made by applying putty to the surface of your tooth, so that when the putty is removed, the dentist has the exact impression of the healthy surface of your tooth. The dentist will then glue in a 'temporary crown'.
After that initial visit, the dentist sends the putty with the impression of your tooth to a dental laboratory, which crafts your crown in the exact shape of the surface of your tooth, using the impression provided by the dentist. Once they custom-make your crown, it is sent back to the dentist, and you are called in for a second appointment to remove your temporary crown and put in your permanent crown.
You may be concerned that the process is painful, but it isn't nearly the worst pain you will experience. You will probably be given some anesthesia. If you haven't been through this process before, here's something to consider. Before you are injected with anesthesia, you will likely be given topical pre-anesthesia. This is something that is placed on the end of a cotton swab and applied to your gum, so that when you are injected with anesthesia - the place you are getting injected is already mostly anesthetized. I can't promise you that you won't feel anything, but the pain is usually bearable for most people. Once you are anesthetized, you will probably find the rest of the procedure to be pain-free.
When you get your temporary crown, you will probably not want to put too much strain on it. You' may find yourself chewing hard foods on the other side of your mouth, at least while you are wearing your temporary. The temporary won't fit exactly perfectly, but it will be serviceable while they are crafting your permanent crown.
Once you get your permanent crown, and the process is over, you'll go on about your day-to-day life as if you had all your teeth. You will not even notice that you have a crown!
It's nothing that you can't bear, and it will be over soon!
One more thing - there is some relatively new technology on the market called CEREC. With this technology, the dentist scans a 3-D image of your tooth surface using a light wand (instead of putty). This digitized image is then fed into a computer, which commands robotic arms to build your crown (instead of the lab). If your dentist offers CEREC (it's advanced technology that is still in early stages of adoption by dentists) you will have your permanent crown in one visit.
put like a gold or silver cap over your tooth
it's nothing major, just a porcelain topping where you have tooth decay. You won't feel a thing
it is just like a metal ring around your tooth! don't be worried.
Its not a big deal, He either means braces, filling, or put a brace supporter on your tooth.
It is like a covering. They use them if they have to drill a really large area on your tooth, like with a root canal.
a crown refers to a metal or porcelain device placed over the tooth to prevent further tooth decay and its structures underneath as well as to provide functionality for that tooth. you'll be fine!
There are not panful at all. there is completely nothing to be afraid of!
It's just a cap that's put over your tooth. It's not neccesarily gold or silver my mom has a white one.
Its just something that covers your tooth. Gold or silver or something.
It means ur gonna have less chance of looseing the tooth. OMG! Frightening!
A crown is like a silver or gold tooth that you have to replace with your original tooth for some reason.
The scariest thing is the amount it costs. To get a ceramic cap that matches your teeth is expensive. Once you get a jab it won't hurt at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_%28de...
Crown refers to the restoration of teeth using materials that are fabricated by indirect methods which are cemented into place. A crown is used to cap or completely cover a tooth.
Traditionally, the teeth to be crowned are prepared by a dentist and records are given to a dental technician to fabricate the crown or bridge, which can then be inserted at another dental appointment. The main advantages of the indirect method of tooth restoration include:
fabrication of the restoration without the need for having the patient in the chair
the utilization of materials that require special fabrication methods, such as casting
the use of materials that require intense heat to be processed into a restoration, such as gold and porcelain.
The restorative materials used in indirect restorations possess superior mechanical properties than do the materials used for direct methods of tooth restoration, and thus produce a restoration of much higher quality.
As new technology and material chemistry has evolved, computers are increasingly becoming a part of crown and bridge fabrication, such as in CAD/CAM technology.
Don't be scared... they do it all the time. What it means is that there is something wrong with the tooth so they shave it down to a really small size and then cap another thing (it looks like a tooth and comes in silver, gold, or white) right over the old tooth. I promise it shouldn't hurt... There could be some soreness after but it will pass if you take some advil. It will go smoothly and it will be great. It sounds scarry but it totally isn't so don't be scared! And make sure to eat lots of icecream when it's all over!
Good Luck!
Don't be scared! The best way I can describe a crown is this; it's like they put a "fake" version of your tooth over the old tooth, because it's too decayed to put a filling in. They will need to numb you and drill just like with a filling, and put a temporary crown on your tooth first (usually) then a week or so later you'll get the actual crown put on (they have to make a mold of your tooth to make the crown from so it looks and feels the same when you bite down, etc). It usually takes around 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours for a crown. It's nothing more extensive than having a filling put in, so if you have had that done before, you know it's not that bad!
No biggie -- I've got two crowns. It's like putting a new top on your tooth. They numb you up really good with novicane first so you don't feel anything.
Top missing, broken or destroyed part of the tooth is replaced by a hard tooth shaped material to make the missing part of the tooth so that it comes to it's original shape and it works pretty good, usually gold crowns are the best
That particular tooth will be wearing a crown on top of it's crafted head placed and christened by your dentist and may think to be the king or queen of the remainder
I have had one put over a tooth that was filled it just helps the tooth that is damaged. Its alot like a cap over the tooth.
I have many crowns. It is to save a tooth from having to be pulled. When a tooth has either too many fillings, or if a tooth is decayed more than what a filling can fix, crowns are an option. If you have ever had a filling this will be similar. They will use the same equipment to take out the decay, then they will take some more of the tooth so an artificial tooth can be placed over it. The first time you go they will probably place a temporary one on so that one can be made with a color that matches your other teeth. Once the crown is glued over your old tooth, you will not even notice it is there. But it is important that you keep it clean and use floss so the decay does not return and get under the crown. This is definetly better than loosing that tooth!
its just like a little cap that fits over your tooth. the part of your tooth that you can see in your mouth is also called the crown. something is wrong with your tooth so they will shave down the crown of your actual tooth and place a custom made crown over top so it looks like you still have a tooth there. nothing to be scared of. it doesnt even hurt.
A crown basically is the removal of the outer shell or layers of enamel and this enamel is then replaced with a cover made of the same size as what is removed. Some of the enamel is removed so the crown can simply slip over or cover the tooth, keeping it the same size, shape and color. Most people can't tell a crown from a tooth. The procedure it's self is quick and simple with most of the work being done outside of your mouth making the temporary, and taking the impressions is slightly time consuming. You will be numb through out the procedure.
It means that the tooth requires more support than a filling could give the tooth. You dont want the tooth to break when you chew. So, the dentist will prepare the tooth to receive a metal or porcelain crown (cap) on top of the tooth on the first appointment. She/he will maake molds of you teeth and place a temporary croown (cap) on your tooth. The molds (impressions) of your teeth will be sent to a dental lab, where the lab techs make a custom crown, just for you. A few weeks after your first appointment, you will return to have the temporary crown removed, and the permanent crown cemented.
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