Written By: Logan Grover, Health Content Writer Reviewed By: Dr. Alison Grover, Board-Certified Diplomate Pediatric Dentist Last Reviewed: August 29, 2026 If your child's filling or crown just came out, do this: stay calm, find the piece and save it if you can, keep your child on soft foods, and call your pediatric dentist to be seen in the next day or two. Do not try to glue it back in. Call the same day if there's swelling, bleeding, a broken or knocked tooth, or real pain.

Written By: Logan Grover, Health Content Writer Reviewed By: Dr. Alison Grover, Board-Certified Diplomate Pediatric Dentist Last Reviewed: August 23, 2026 Caring for your child's dental crown comes down to a handful of small habits, and most of them match what you already do on every other tooth. Brush it twice a day. Floss around it. Skip sticky candy and hard ice for a few days while the gum settles. The crown itself, whether it's a silver stainless steel cap or a white zir

Written By: Logan Grover, Health Content Writer Reviewed By: Dr. Alison Grover, Board-Certified Diplomate Pediatric Dentist Last Reviewed: August 21, 2026 If your child has a dental procedure coming up with sedation, the right preparation depends on one thing most guides skip: which type of sedation your child is getting. Nitrous oxide needs almost no prep. Oral and deep sedation need fasting, a recovery plan, and usually two adults on the day. This guide walks Erie parents t

Written By: Logan Grover, Health Content Writer Reviewed By: Dr. Alison Grover, Board-Certified Diplomate Pediatric Dentist Last Reviewed: September 2, 2026 Your child's new crown is the part you don't have to worry about. A 2025 meta-analysis of crowns on baby teeth put five-year retention at 97.88% for stainless steel and 97.09% for zirconia. The cap almost never fails. What fails is the thin seam where the crown meets the gum, and that comes down to how you brush and floss

Written By: Logan Grover, Health Content Writer Reviewed By: Dr. Alison Grover, Board-Certified Diplomate Pediatric Dentist Last Reviewed: July 28, 2026 If your child's dental crown fell off, do three things: find the cap and save it, keep your child from chewing on that side, and call your pediatric dentist for an exam in the next day or two. A crown that comes off a baby tooth is rarely a true emergency. Most kids feel little or no pain, because the tooth underneath is usua