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My wife is a Dental Hygienist and it's true that some people just genetically have better teeth than others.
I laugh at my wife because her oral hygiene habits are horrendous considering her profession....she only brushes once a day and hardly ever flosses but never has cavities or anything.
I'm going in for a cleaning tomorrow. I have a few crowns and those were due to some deep fillings I had when I was younger that had worn and cracked over the years but not a root canal...knock on wood.
I know they are expensive treatments...luckily I get all of my dental work for free or whatever my insurance will cover. My son just recently got braces and it didn't cost us a dime...the orthodontist did it as a professional courtesy for my wife.
But back to crowns. I really wouldn't wait on them personally even if I were paying for them. They grind your tooth down but the bone tissue is still connected to your jaw. What you don't want to have happen is to have further decay occur on what's left of the tooth which will eventually lead to having it pulled. A crown, if done properly, will protect what's left of your tooth and prevent further decay.
I laugh at my wife because her oral hygiene habits are horrendous considering her profession....she only brushes once a day and hardly ever flosses but never has cavities or anything.
I'm going in for a cleaning tomorrow. I have a few crowns and those were due to some deep fillings I had when I was younger that had worn and cracked over the years but not a root canal...knock on wood.
I know they are expensive treatments...luckily I get all of my dental work for free or whatever my insurance will cover. My son just recently got braces and it didn't cost us a dime...the orthodontist did it as a professional courtesy for my wife.
But back to crowns. I really wouldn't wait on them personally even if I were paying for them. They grind your tooth down but the bone tissue is still connected to your jaw. What you don't want to have happen is to have further decay occur on what's left of the tooth which will eventually lead to having it pulled. A crown, if done properly, will protect what's left of your tooth and prevent further decay.
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