8 Reasons To Avoid Non-branded Teeth Crowns
8 Reasons to Avoid Non-Branded Teeth Crowns
We seek the opinion of our dentist to repair or replace missing, cracked, or traumatized teeth. Generally, the dentists suggest a crown be put over the damaged tooth.
Trusting the dentist, we usually don’t ask questions about which prostheses they fix on our teeth. Because of this, thousands of people could have dental fixtures in their mouths that contain toxic chemicals and they aren’t even aware of it.
In this blog, we are focusing on 8 reasons to avoid non-branded teeth crowns.
These cheap metal and ceramic inserts are imported from China and other countries. According to dental experts, these cheaper products are often made using dangerous levels of lead and other chemicals such as beryllium and cadmium in unregulated laboratories.
These toxic substances present in dental fixtures could even harm the human nervous system. The reason these Chinese teeth crowns are suggested by dentists is because of low price and quick service. The patients, unaware of the toxic effects. They quickly say yes to what the dentist suggested.
China's reputation has come up as a supplier of inexpensive and harmful materials. The story is the same with Chinese tooth crowns that can't be trusted either.
The major disadvantages of these Chinese crowns include easy chipping leading to frequent change of crowns and that they contain an increased amount of heavy metal as high as 210 times the acceptable limit.
Let us look at the 8 reasons to avoid non-branded teeth crowns one by one and how to choose best dental crowns.
Crown Detachment – Non-branded teeth cannot withstand high pressure from biting. Dental cement washing away can be another reason for tooth detachment.
Crown Damage – It is possible for a non-branded porcelain dental crown to become chipped easily even with low biting pressure.
Gum Disease or Recession – The heavy metals present in the non-branded or Chinese crowns may lead to gum disease and sometimes cause throat cancers in the body whose effects become visible on prolonged usage.
Pain, sensitivity, and discomfort – Chinese or non-branded crowns can cause pain or discomfort of the teeth. In some patients continued tooth pain is encountered even after the procedure has ended which may lead to a long-term complication.
Infection: Poor quality material in Chinese crowns falls against proper cleaning out and sealing of the restoration causing an infection to develop.
Allergic reaction: The toxic chemicals present in non-branded crowns cause an allergic reaction in many patients.
Tooth decay: The cheap material crown prevents proper sealing of the restoration allowing bacteria to accumulate and damage the original tooth.
Poor bite: The poor quality and cheap Chinese restorations can result in an uncomfortable bite.
There are possibly many other disadvantages which we will surely be finding and discussing in our coming blogs.
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