Child's crown on a baby tooth
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The dentist puts a ready-made children's crown on a baby tooth. It protects a badly damaged tooth until it falls out.
When a baby tooth is badly damaged, or after nerve treatment, and a filling might not hold.
⏱ Duration: usually 30 to 60 minutes
Be sure to tell your doctor
How to prepare
- Mood. Tell your child that the doctor will put a little "hat" on the tooth to make it strong.
- Food. Feed your child 1 to 2 hours before the visit.
What to bring
- Your child's ID
- A favorite toy
How it goes
- Numbing is given, if needed
- The tooth is cleaned and shaped a little
- A crown of the right size is chosen
- The crown is fixed with special cement
- The doctor checks how the teeth meet
What you'll feel
- Pressure when the crown is put on
- Numbness for 1 to 2 hours, if an injection was given
- In the first days the crown may feel strange
Afterwards
- Do not feed your child until the numbness is gone
- Brush the tooth with the crown like other teeth
- Limit sticky sweets - toffee and chewing gum
- The crown usually falls out together with the baby tooth
Contact a doctor straight away if
- The crown fell out or is loose
- Swollen gum around the crown, or pain
Common questions
Is the crown taken off later?
Usually not - it falls out together with the baby tooth when the time comes.
Is it harmful for the permanent tooth?
No. The crown is only on the baby tooth.