Dental Crowns—Preparation for One-Day and Multi-Day Session

Are you considering having a crown placement procedure? Whether you want a one-day or multi-day crown placement, it is important to be properly prepared for the procedure. This article is designed to provide the information you need to prepare for a crown placement procedure. 

Essential Steps in Dental Crown Preparation

The initial steps are the same whether it’s a one-day process or a multi-day therapy. The essential first steps are as follows:

Oral Examination

Your dentist will look inside your mouth. He will examine and evaluate both the tooth that needs a crown and the area around it. 

Anesthesia

Your dentist will apply a local anesthetic to give a clearer view of the tooth’s roots and surrounding bone while creating a dental crown. The dentist will inject a short-term anesthetic into your gums to help with any discomfort during crown preparation. Moreover, some dentists use conscious sedation, which keeps the patient aware during the procedure but induces comfort and sleepiness.

Dental Hygiene

The tooth must be prepared as the next step. The dentist may file, shave, or otherwise alter the tooth’s enamel at this stage. They will use a tool to remove the top and sides of your tooth to make it smoother. 

For the tooth to sustain the crown during this process, the dentist might also need to fortify a tooth that is weak or broken. The preparation of the tooth affects how the crown will fit on top of it. A misaligned bite could result from improper filing down of the teeth, which could cause further erosion of the enamel and jaw pain.

After the tooth has been prepared for a crown, the next step depends on the type of crown you are getting.

Steps of a Multi-Day Operation

The following steps are necessary to prepare a crown for a lengthy procedure:

• Dental impression: The dentist will picture your tooth and its surroundings. This imprint will be given to a lab to make the crown.
• Installation of a temporary crown: While the permanent crown is being created, the dentist will cover your tooth with a temporary crown. This temporary cap will protect your tooth until the permanent tooth can be positioned over it. Once the temporary crown is in place, you are free to go. You must follow your dentist’s recommendations to take care of your temporary crown.
• A scheduled appointment: Your dentist will call you again once the temporary crown has been in place for two weeks. The region will be reassessed after the temporary crown is removed.
• Whole crown placement: Your dentist will use appropriate dental cement for the type of crown you are getting and the location where it will be set. Once evenly distributed, adhesive throughout the crown’s interior will delicately secure the crown to your tooth. Once the crown has been appropriately positioned, the dentist will scrape or remove any leftover dental cement.

Steps of a One-Day Procedure

These are the processes in crown preparation for a one-day procedure:

Before any one-day crown implantation treatments, your dentist will take digital scans of your mouth. Digital photographs are required to clearly understand the tooth that needs a crown and its surroundings. The dentist will use this scan to create a three-dimensional model of your tooth.

• Crown preparation: The dentist will send the equipment to prepare the crown using exact measurements and data from the digital pictures. CAD/CAM software is often used to design and create your crown model. According to the model, the crown will be sculpted, the excess ceramic will be removed, the surface will be trimmed, and the peak will be polished.
• Final crown placement: Your dentist will choose the appropriate dental cement to affix the final crown to your prepared tooth. Before the same-day crown implantation, you can ask for a local anesthetic. After the numbness goes away, you’re ready to go back home.

Following the placement of your final crown, you might experience some mild mouth soreness. Yet, this soreness and misery will pass quickly. Your dentist will provide you with over-the-counter medicines to help you manage your discomfort. If the issue doesn’t improve after a few weeks, you should schedule an appointment with your dentist for an examination.

Conclusion

Whether you are getting a crown for the first time or have had one before, it is advised that you talk to your dentist about your needs for crown placement. You will be better prepared for the procedure physically and psychologically if you know the many types of crowns and the processes involved in inserting one.

At Weymouth Dental Arts, our team is highly experienced and offers a variety of dental treatments. Patients of all ages are welcome! We thoroughly evaluate and treat all the contributing root factors related to your oral health, ensuring that we leave no stone unturned. Book an appointment to get the best dental crowns!