What to eat with temporary teeth, how long to wear the night guard, bleeding with a water flosser, and when to message the clinic.
Acrylic or PMMA, cemented weakly on purpose. Eat soft: eggs, flaked fish, slow-cooked chicken, pasta, risotto, lentils, hummus, avocado, soft bread, porridge, bananas. Avoid anything you bite into with the front teeth, sticky or hard foods, and very hot food. Crowns: 2–3 days of this. Implants: the temporary bridge is your life for 3–6 months; batch-cook.
After a full set of crowns or veneers most dentists recommend one, because you cannot feel how hard you clench on ceramic. Wear it every night for the first 4–6 weeks. If you grind (wear marks, jaw ache in the morning), keep wearing it for life.
Normal in the first 2 weeks if the gums were inflamed. Lowest pressure, warm water, aim at the gum line at 90 degrees. Bleeding beyond 3 weeks at one spot means a rough margin or cement left behind: get it checked.
First 1–2 weeks: chlorhexidine 0.12–0.2% twice a day, maximum 2 weeks (it stains). After that an alcohol-free fluoride rinse. Whitening mouthwashes do nothing on ceramic.
Either a designed cleaning space under a bridge (learn to clean it) or an open contact between two crowns (needs adjusting, does not fix itself). Photo it and message the clinic.
Soft electric brush twice a day · interdental brush or flosser once a day · night guard if advised · hygienist every 6 months · panoramic X-ray every 2 years.
Updated 2026-10-14
