Caring for your Temporary Crowns, Veneers & Restorations: After Care Instructions

Your temporary restorations protect your prepared teeth while your final restorations are being made. Looking after them carefully will help keep your teeth comfortable and maintain the planned shape and position until your final restorations are fitted.

What You May Notice

It is normal for your mouth to feel slightly different after your appointment. You may experience:

• Some sensitivity to hot or cold.
• Tenderness around the gums.
• Mild soreness around the injection sites.
• A different feeling when you bite or chew.

These symptoms should gradually improve. If your discomfort is more than mild, becomes worse rather than improving, or you are concerned, please contact Brisbane Smiles.

Cleaning Your Temporary Restorations

Continue brushing carefully around your temporary restorations to keep your teeth and gums healthy.

• Brush gently twice each day.
• Pay particular attention to the gumline.
• Floss where your dentist has advised that it is safe to do so.
• If temporary restorations are joined together and floss cannot pass between them, do not force the floss through.

Eating with Temporary Restorations

Temporary restorations are not as strong or securely retained as your final restorations. Eat carefully while they are in place.

Choose:

• Softer foods that require less chewing force.
• Foods that can be cut into smaller, manageable pieces.

Avoid:

• Hard foods.
• Very crunchy foods.
• Sticky or chewy foods.
• Chewing ice.
• Hard lollies.
• Biting directly into particularly firm foods.

If a Temporary Restoration Feels Loose

If a temporary restoration feels loose, moves when you bite, or appears to have changed position, avoid chewing on that area and contact Brisbane Smiles.

Do not continue chewing normally on a loose temporary restoration, as it may come off or break.

If Your Temporary Restoration Comes Off

Keep the temporary restoration and contact Brisbane Smiles so that we can arrange to have it assessed and, where appropriate, recemented.

If you cannot attend immediately, the restoration may sometimes be gently repositioned over the tooth using finger pressure.

A small amount of denture adhesive, such as Poli-Dent, or non-toxic white Blu Tack may be used temporarily to help hold it in position until you can attend the practice.

If Your Bite Does Not Feel Right

Your temporary restorations may feel slightly different initially. However, if one tooth feels noticeably high when you bite together, or your bite feels uncomfortable, please let us know.

A small adjustment may be required.

For Aesthetic Treatment

Your temporary restorations are an important part of planning your final smile. They allow you and your dentist to assess the shape, length, appearance and comfort of the proposed result before your final restorations are made.

For aesthetic treatment, your temporary restorations will usually be reviewed shortly after your preparation appointment. At this visit we can assess their appearance, comfort and shape and record the planned shade for your final restorations.

Helping to Prevent Staining

Temporary restorative materials can stain more readily than some final restorative materials.

While your temporary restorations are in place:

• Do not smoke.
• Limit strongly coloured foods and drinks.
• Be mindful of coffee, tea, red wine, berries and yellow curry.
• Avoid mouth rinses containing chlorhexidine unless specifically recommended by Brisbane Smiles. Curasept may be recommended in some circumstances.

Until Your Final Restorations Are Fitted

Continue looking after your temporary restorations carefully and attend your planned appointments.

Once the shape, appearance and shade have been confirmed, your final restorations can be completed according to your treatment plan.