Wednesday, June 20, 2012

How long can porcelain teeth in the end?

For the life of porcelain teeth, do not have an accurate figure, Changchun Dental Hospital experts say: the average life expectancy of the general porcelain teeth are more than a decade, the porcelain teeth longevity depends on the material of porcelain teeth and grilled porcelain teeth postoperative care.

Some people say that the porcelain teeth the average life expectancy is 8 years to 10 years, some 15 years. From a practical point of view, the same material of porcelain teeth, it was only three to five years dentures tend to die young, there is some 15 years, but looks good. The experts pointed out that the porcelain teeth how long can relate to many factors, the porcelain teeth of each patient's life is different.

In addition to materials, production process, not the same as the basic conditions of each human tooth is to determine the porcelain teeth can how long an important factor. If each tooth fixed root and the root is very solid, no basis of dental this case, inlaid porcelain teeth with no problem for decades. Conversely, if the patients with root damage, more missing teeth, or dental equipment often guilty periodontal disease, even if the quality is very good gold porcelain teeth, may also spend the coming year would come to an end. Want to apply the so-called average life expectancy, there is no basis. In addition, the usually careful care of dentures, real teeth and periodontal, of course, will increase the life of porcelain teeth.

The experts pointed out that: a porcelain teeth does not mean that once and for all, be careful to protect very important. Raw material reasons, most porcelain teeth to a limited extent by force, once more than this the intensity can be easily damaged teeth, and even affect its life, therefore, early wear should eat soft foods, best not to use porcelain teeth to chew on hoe, eating crabs and other foods. Porcelain teeth and abutment joints easy to assemble the plaque to form calculus, attention should be clean, available floss between the teeth and regular visits to the hospital for examination, cleaning teeth.

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