{"id":974,"date":"2026-06-29T21:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/conseils\/overhanging-crowns\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:53:49","slug":"overhanging-crowns","status":"publish","type":"conseil","link":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/advice\/overhanging-crowns\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Overhanging&#8221; crowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is completely <strong>painless<\/strong>!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Older crowns<\/strong> were fitted over the teeth with an &#8220;over-contour&#8221;, meaning they overhang the tooth.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This leads to <strong>decay underneath<\/strong> and <strong>bad breath<\/strong>, because food breaks down beneath the crown.<\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is painless because the roots have lost their sensitivity. If you wait, the crown will eventually come off and the roots will have to be extracted: the tooth is then lost.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why replace an overhanging crown?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a gap where <strong>food gets trapped<\/strong>, out of reach of your toothbrush.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does it work?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Painlessly, we remove the old crown, then create a <strong>precise, properly sealed preparation<\/strong> on which the new crown will sit.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The new crown is good for years to come: <strong>sealed against bacteria<\/strong> and strong, because you can now brush it properly!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding-top:30px\">\n<h3>Further reading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/restauration-dents\/crowns-and-bridges\/\">replacing a crown at the practice<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/advice\/root-treatment-and-crown-why-and-how\/\">root treatment and crown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why an old, poorly fitting crown should be replaced before it is too late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":975,"template":"","conseil_cat":[25],"class_list":["post-974","conseil","type-conseil","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","conseil_cat-general-dentistry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil\/974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/conseil"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"conseil_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil_cat?post=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}