I went and got a total of 5 porcelain crowns (w metal) completed yesterday. My results were pretty great, in my opinion, until I messed them up by flossing. I flossed tonight by pulling out, not down, and pulled out a tiny bit of what I thought was glue. Now, I'm paranoid because it appears that the area is darker and I'm worried that i made some hole/gap or chipped something? These are my first crowns. I'm paranoid but I spent a lot of money and pain - don't want to ignore a problem!
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If you can salvage your tooth, it is always the best decision, even if you need to pay extra! If the prognosis of your tooth is good, meaning the dentist would do that to his own tooth first although not 100% ( nothing lasts forever), always go with saving your tooth, if down the future you need...
Flowable composits are not supposed to be used on biting surfaces. They are not that strong. So the temp. might break easily if you put biting pressure on it.