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There are a few guidelines during the temporary crown phase:1) Avoid chewing and biting directly with the temporary teeth, especially sticky foods2) Brush as usual but be particularly gentle on the temporary crowns to avoid dislodging them3) Be very gentle with flossing and pull the floss string out through the side.4) Be aware of biting fingernails, pencils, etc that may cause the temps to dislodge. 5) Call the dental office if the temps fall off and it can easily be put back on.
Two things, you want to keep your gums healthy and you don't want to loosen or lose the temporary crowns.Brush your teeth gently at least 3-4 times a day, and especially make sure to brush around the gums of the temporary crowns. Also, don't floss unless your dentist told you to, as flossing can loosen the temporary crowns.Regarding loosening them, be very careful what you bite into. Nothing hard or sticky. Cut up your food into smaller bites and chew on the back teeth. Eat softer foods.If a temporary crown falls off, make sure to save it. Call your dentist and it can usually be recemented with temporary cement in just a few minutes. If you lose it, it will take more time, as the dentist would have to start from scratch making a new temporary crown.
Don't chew ice cubes, open bottle caps, bite on hard crust..........................................
I'm assuming you had a crown that came off. Not important to keep it hydrated with water or milk, that is done when a tooth has been knocked out and the dentist will be reimplanting it within a couple hours. With your crown, just put it in a box so that you don't lose it or break it and see...
Is it a shine-through of the underlying tooth and/or cement that you see through the veneers and crowns? If so, cosmetic dentists often call this "headlights" and is a result of the technician making the porcelain too thin at those spots and/or the dentist not adequately preparing the tooth...
There are two types of ceramic tooth-colored restorations other than the porcelain fused to metal that you previously had. One is a zirconia crown, tooth colored, very strong. The other is EMax, which is my favorite. Emax can be bonded onto the tooth, which is better than cementing like you...
