Many people are quite aware of what porcelain crowns are and why you would need them in your mouth in the first places. Another thing that is quite common with dental crowns, Hill-n-dale patients often know what it takes to keep their crowns intact and structurally sound, but they usually do not know the things that they shouldn’t do or the foods that they shouldn’t eat that can cause complications for their dental crowns. Even though dental crowns are supposed to last about ten years or so if you take care of them properly and regularly clean them, there are some things that can significantly cause problems.
Chewing on Things that are Not Food
One of the biggest dangers to dental crowns is not wear and tear from eating, but for chewing on things that you should not be eating in the first place. For example, it is very common for people to open up packaging with their teeth when they cannot get a good grip on something like plastic packaging. This can severely damage your dental crowns. Hill-n-Dale residents should also be aware of biting or chewing on things such as water bottle caps, or the tops of pencils. Chewing on something is something that a lot of people do as a nervous habit, so they may not even know that they are ruining their dental crowns.
The Habit of Ice Chewing
Another habit that can be detrimental to your dental crowns Hill-n-Dale residents should be aware of is chewing on ice chips in a drink. You might not think anything of it because it is only frozen water, but they contain two things that can ruin dental crowns: the first is something hard, but the other is something that is cold! Temperature fluctuations are almost just as dangerous for your dental crowns as it is to chew on something hard.
*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Anchor Dental Care*