Expert advice and patient education from your Wilmington prosthodontist.
August 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Sensitivity is the most common reason people abandon whitening partway through. It is also largely preventable, and understanding the mechanism explains why the usual advice works.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2026 · 3 min read
A crown coming off is unsettling and usually fixable. The two things that most affect the outcome are keeping the crown and not attempting a permanent repair yourself.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Almost every denture wearer gets sore spots at some point. Most are quickly adjustable, and enduring them is both unnecessary and counterproductive.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Most patients get asked to choose a crown material without ever having seen one fail. Here is what each material actually does, where it belongs, and why the question matters less than the margin.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2026 · 4 min read
The usual answer is five to fifteen years, which is close to useless. Crowns rarely fail on their own: the tooth or the gum underneath them does. Here is what actually sets the number.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2026 · 5 min read
Crowns do not announce their own failure. They loosen quietly and decay out of sight, but they usually give a small warning months before they give a problem. Here is what to watch for.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Most anxiety about a crown comes from not knowing the shape of it. How many visits, how long each takes, what is actually happening, and what the gap between them is like.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
A veneer changes how a tooth looks. A crown holds a tooth together. Most of the decision follows from that. But the middle ground is where the same tooth can go either way.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
People can usually tell, even if they cannot say why. Almost none of it comes down to the material. It comes down to a set of specific, identifiable details.
Read MoreReading only goes so far. Dr. Pan gives every new patient a full 1.5 hours to review their options in person.
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