Regrettably, many things deteriorate over time. This is also true for dental crowns. Even they need to be replaced periodically, because of the injury they sustain from chewing up your meals.

The crowns must be switched even more frequently by people who grind down on their teeth while they sleep. This will whittle down a dental crown, in spite of what it's made out of. If you would like to prevent early dental crown replacement, then you should check into a bite guard.

I also advise all of my patients with a dental crown that they need to brush their teeth even more often than usual. Dental crowns don't decompose. But that isn't the case with the stump that it covers. If you do not brush your teeth, your dinner remains will crawl into any crevice they find.

Congratulations if the bonding under your dental crown lasts a long time. But odds-on, in due course it will disappear. This is particularly true if you drink a lot of pop or alcohol.

When this cement wears away, food fills in the gap. Microbes come quickly and find the food for a feast. When they've eaten it all up, the microbes form plaque. Next, they will find the remaining portion of your tooth root and have a big party. When they're through, you'll probably need more than a dental crown. I might have to extract your root. Or, I will propose putting in an implant.

It's better for you, by my calculations, if you regularly brush and clean your teeth. It doesn't take forever to get out the toothbrush–60 seconds? And that's a whole lot easier and more inexpensive than a new crown.