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You have just received a temporary crown. This temporary is
meant only to serve your needs while a permanent crown is being
made for you. The color of the temporary crown does not resemble
the permanent crown in any way. The temporary crown, while custom
made for every individual, does not have the same shape and size
of the permanent crown. Your temporary crown is made to protect
the tooth while the permanent is being fabricated at the lab.
Since the temporary does not fit your mouth like the permanent
will, you may notice sensitivity to heat, cold and sweets—sensations
you won’t feel when your specially made crown is in place.
Here are some other things you need to know about your temporary
crown:
- The temporary cement requires about 30 minutes to set.
Please do not chew during that period of time.
- Certain foods will
stick to the temporary crown. So please refrain from chewing
gum or other candies or foods that might
stick to the crown—or even pull it out.
- Temporary crowns
are not strong. They may occasionally break or come off.
If this should happen to you please contact our
office immediately, bring your crown with you and we will
replace it. Should you be unable to contact us, simply go to
a pharmacy
and get some Fixodent. Replace the temporary crown on your
tooth using the Fixodent to hold it in place until you can
contact
us.
- Please do not leave the temporary crown out of your mouth.
Without the temporary crown your teeth may move and then
the permanent crown may not fit!
- Do not brush or floss too vigorously
around your temporary crown. Remember it is important to
keep the area clean—but
use caution and a gentle touch.
Click here to
download instructions as an Adobe Acrobat file.
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