Dental crown needs replaced after 1 year...is this usual?!
Question:
Dental crown needs replaced after 1 year...is this usual?
Why would there be bad decay and need to replace a crown after 1-1 1/2 years? Would you just have it pulled and deal with the chewing problem? I have a dull tooth ache. Three back teeth are bad. Two had crowns in 2005 and the very back one has to be pulled. No dental insurance.
Answers:
HELLO,
THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS THAT A CROWN SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT. WITH PROPER CARE, A CROWN CAN LAST MANY DECADES.
I'VE HAD SOME PATIENTS TELL ME THEY'VE HAD A PARTICULAR CROWN FOR 25 OR 30 YEARS.
FLOSSING IS A KEY BECAUSE THE EDGE, AKA MARGIN, CAN DEVELOP DECAY UNDERNEATH IF NOT KEPT CLEAN.
THEN MAYBE THE CROWN WAS INADEQUATELY MADE AND CEMENTED WITH AN OPEN MARGIN?