Why has my dental crown fallen off when I've had it only about a month?

Question

It is on one of my rear molars. When I had braces, the silver caps the orthodontist places on my rear molars would fall off repeatedly. I hardly ever eat any chewy/hard candy, or any sweets for that matter. I do chew sugar free gum a lot, but that has never been what has pulled off the caps, or in this case the crown. It's usually been something like steak.

I brush my teeth and use month rinse, and probably don't floss as much as I should. My orthodontist once told my that a possibility for the caps coming off all of the time because my saliva was too acidic. Could this have something to do with it?

Answer 1

It could be your saliva, or it could be your orthodontist. I would get a second opinion from another ortho.

Answer 2

LAUREN,

CROWNS FALL OFF FOR SEVERAL REASONS

1. A BAD PREP AND SUBSEQUENT POOR RETENTION.

2. A VERY SHALLOW PREP OF THE REMAINING TOOTH STRUCTURE.

3. EATING VERY STICKY FOODS.

4. EATING/CHEWING ON JAWBREAKERS.