“Do crowns ruin your teeth?”
I am a 22 year old male. I want to know if crowns ruin your teeth?
9 Answers
Absolutely not. They cover and protect a tooth that has been damaged by decay, a large broken filling or a crack in the tooth. It is important to use a dentist who is highly skilled in making excellent fitting crowns.
in general, crowns are placed when you have a very large filling or when the tooth is substantially broken down. Crowns are generally not placed on teeth, unless there are clear problems
If you need a crown because you have a ot of decay it will restore your tooth. If you want crowns to make you front teeth look nicer but your teeth are basically OK you should ask about veneers as they require less removal of your natural tooth structure. Crowns will not ruin your teeth but require removal of tooth structure unless it is already missing .
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No really
Crowns should be placed on teeth that have extensive fillings in them or had a root canal in it because they can get brittle and require an extraction eventually. Crowns will strengthen and preserve the tooth for many years.
Crown are a potential solution after decay ruins your teeth.
Hello,
What do you mean by ruin your teeth? A nicely done and well taken care of crown should last decades. Teeth are curvy and in order to place a crown on a tooth the dentist does need to re-contour your tooth so the crown can slide on. They also need to do this because if you put something over your tooth it would be too high and you would constantly be biting on it. So the outer layer of tooth gets re-contoured and replaced with the crown material. You can think of it like getting a hair cut to make your hat fit.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
What do you mean by ruin your teeth? A nicely done and well taken care of crown should last decades. Teeth are curvy and in order to place a crown on a tooth the dentist does need to re-contour your tooth so the crown can slide on. They also need to do this because if you put something over your tooth it would be too high and you would constantly be biting on it. So the outer layer of tooth gets re-contoured and replaced with the crown material. You can think of it like getting a hair cut to make your hat fit.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Yes and no. There are more conservative treatments like 3/4 crown or an Onlay.
