
Post Stainless Steel (Metal) and Zirconia (White) Crowns Care
- The Crown that your child has had placed today is cemented onto the tooth with a dental cement that contains fluoride.
- Zirconia crowns are more likely to fracture if not cared for properly. Avoid biting into hard foods like carrots or nuts.
- This cement takes about 12 hours to achieve its final set. A soft diet for the rest of the day is suggested (ie. Soups, eggs, porridge, ice cream, yogurt, mashed potatoes, bananas).
- Crowns may come off if your child eats sticky candies, chewing gum, lollipops, etc. Please avoid these as long as your child has any crowns on their teeth.
- It is not unusual for gum tissue around the crown to be red, and or irritated for several days. Saltwater rinses can be used.
- Brush the area gently today; thereafter you may resume normal brushing and flossing.
- If the crown is on a baby tooth, it will fall out with the tooth when the permanent tooth is ready to erupt.
- Should a crown become loose, please remove it and contact the office. This is not an emergency as the tooth under the crown is repaired and should not cause any discomfort to the child.
- Refrain from using your teeth to open water bottles or any bottle with a lid.
- Avoid using your teeth to chew on pens/pencils or to open wrappers.
- As always, avoid sticky candy such as suckers, taffy, Starburst, Tootsie rolls, gummies etc.
- Please note there may be an additional fee associated with recementing a crown.