Porcelain dental crowns are a popular method of restoring defective teeth today. After porcelain crowns, your teeth will have a naturally beautiful color and your chewing ability will also improve. However, after a period of use, some cases have caused gum recession, making the teeth weaker and less aesthetic. Why do porcelain teeth recede? How to fix it? The following article will help you learn about this issue.
1. What is gum recession?
Gingival recession is the phenomenon of tooth roots being exposed due to the shrinking of the gums or the process of exposing the tooth root surface due to the movement of the gums toward the root tip. Receding gums heralds loss of tissue around the tooth root and exposure of dentin. Gum recession also causes tooth sensitivity, reduces aesthetics, easily traps food between teeth, causes tooth root erosion and many other dangerous diseases.
2. What is the main cause of tooth receding gums?
Gingival recession is one of the common complications of improperly technical porcelain crowns and the main cause is often due to:
- Improper tooth impression technique: When taking tooth impressions, the doctor may have used non-specialized tools leading to errors, the porcelain teeth made do not match the tooth base, causing the tooth base to be damaged. The porcelain crown and post do not fit tightly together, creating a gap, causing gum recession after a period of use.
- The doctor is not careful and subjective: Before performing the porcelain crown, the doctor will often check the patient’s oral condition to completely treat dental diseases such as tooth decay, gingivitis,… to ensure the best restoration. Otherwise, it will lead to gum recession after porcelain crown.
- Incorrect oral care process: Brushing too hard or using a toothbrush that is too hard will cause damage to the gum area, creating gaps that allow bacteria to easily penetrate between the teeth, causing the gums to recede and the inner tooth pulp to be exposed.
3. The risks of porcelain teeth receding
When the gums recede, the root of the tooth is exposed, not only causing an unsightly problem, but if left for a long time, it will cause serious consequences, affecting oral health and putting you at risk of periodontitis, bad breath, pulpitis, …
When teeth recede, daily food will get stuck between the teeth, causing bad breath.mouth, gingivitis,… Tooth pulp is in direct contact with the oral environment, especially in contact with millions of harmful bacteria, which in the long term will cause tooth decay, tooth decay, …
Ceramic crowns with receding gums also affect the ability to chew, bite, and tear food due to exposed tooth pulp, and are very easily irritated with hot and cold foods.
4. How to fix the problem of porcelain teeth with receding gums
If you encounter porcelain teeth with receding gums, you need to stay calm to find a way to fix it. Go see a dentist for examination, find the cause and solution.
- If your gums recede due to incorrect porcelain crown process, the doctor will remove the crown, clean the stump, take an impression of the jaw again and design a new crown that is similar in color, size and absolutely matches the tooth stump.
- If the porcelain tooth has gum recession due to infection. If you have dental diseases such as tooth decay, periodontitis, or gingivitis, the doctor will remove the porcelain crown to completely treat those diseases and then re-cover the old porcelain crown or make a new, more accurate crown.
- If the porcelain crown is made of metal and after a period of use, the gum line becomes black, causing gum recession, the doctor will remove the porcelain crown and advise you on a better and more durable all-ceramic tooth.
- In addition, you should also have a good oral care regime. more: brush your teeth twice a day with a soft-bristled toothbrush, do not use too much force and use mouthwash and dental floss to clean plaque to better protect porcelain teeth and avoid gum recession.
Especially, the most important thing is to choose a reputable dentist for safe, effective oral care for yourself. In addition, you also need to pay attention to the doctor’s skills, machinery system and equipment where you want to restore porcelain teeth to avoid gum recession.
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The last article provides you with the causes and ways to overcome the situation of porcelain crowns with receding gums. If you have any concerns, please contact My Auris Dental for specific advice!
