{"id":6713,"date":"2021-05-04T20:58:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T03:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/?p=6713"},"modified":"2021-06-24T22:19:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:19:29","slug":"is-a-cracked-crown-a-dental-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/is-a-cracked-crown-a-dental-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a Cracked Crown a Dental Emergency?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have five porcelain crowns. They have served me well for just over 15 years. With one, there has been a slight defect in it from the beginning. It was never before visible, but could only be felt by my tongue. Lately, it has changed. I can now see it and it feels more like a crack. I am assuming I have to replace the crown, which I am fine with. I am just wondering if it requires an emergency appointment. I don’t want it to break in public.<\/p>\n

Allie<\/p>\n

Dear Allie,<\/p>\n

\"Gilbert<\/p>\n

While I would not consider this a dental emergency<\/a>, I would not put it off either. Based on the changes you described, I would expect it to go sometime soon. It has had a good life. Given the amount of time you’ve had all of these crowns, I would expect that others will start to show their age soon too. You have a couple of choices here. You could replace the dental crowns<\/a> all at once, or you can just replace them one at a time. There are benefits to both. <\/p>\n

If you get them done all at once, you will be done with it. Though, of course that is a bigger chunk of money at once. If you do them one at a time, you can pay a little at a time, but you will be making trips to the dentist more often, possibly at unexpected and inconvenient times. It really is six of one; half a dozen of the other. It’s just which inconvenience is the least problematic for you.<\/p>\n

One thing to be aware of is that you don’t want a dentist saying you have to replace them all at the same time in order for them to match. That tells me the dentist does not have adequate cosmetic skill. Speaking of aesthetics. If you want to whiten your teeth, the time to do it is now before you have the new crown made. This way, the crown can be made to match the new whiter color. It is certainly not required. I just wanted you to be aware that teeth whitening<\/a> only works on natural tooth structure so the crowns themselves will not whiten.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Gilbert Dentist<\/a> Dr. Matt Roper. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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