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When can I eat crunchy food after crown?

I will get a crown. When can I eat crunchy food after crown?

2 Answers

30-45 minutes.
As soon as the cement used to attach the crown to your tooth is dry you can eat crunchy stuff. If you are getting a porcelain crown you have to watch the temperature differences. Just like a sidewalk cracks when it goes from really hot to really cold, so does porcelain. So don't have, for instance, hot coffee with ice cream, or hot food with an ice cold drink. Moderate the temperatures. Also, do NOT chew ice.