Friday, May 1, 2009

Crawfish


This is the crawfish season and like many of the Texan, I love to eat them, too. There is one precaution you should know, when you plan to enjoy this delicious food.

Last week I saw a young Asian man with a broken central incisor (the front upper tooth). He told me that his tooth was damaged when he ate the crawfish.

I had to restore his broken tooth a porcelain crown. The fee was about $1000 USD. Although the crown looks great and he is now able to smile again, no artificial crown is equal to the real tooth.

I think this accident could be easily avoided, if he was careful and used his hands to peel the shell off the crawfish instead of the teeth.

The front teeth play an important role in the overall aesthetics of a person. They are very valuable.. so be advised!

Minh Nguyen, D.D.S.
houton dentist