Crown and Bridge
Dental crowns are primarily used to repair and strengthen damaged teeth. Dental crowns are routinely made for those teeth that have broken, have had large portions destroyed by tooth decay or have had root canal treatment. This is because beyond just restoring a tooth’s shape, a crown can provide a reinforcing and strengthening effect too. The strengthening capability of a dental crown is due to the fact that it cups over and encases the tooth on which it is placed.
A crown literally acts asa splint that holds a tooth together. Once a crown has been placed, the tooth can withstand a greater level of chewing forces without risk of fracture. In comparison, dental fillings don’t substantially increase the overall strength of a tooth. A dental crown offers a big advantage due to the way that it’s constructed. Crowns are fabricated in a dental laboratory (by a dental technician using molds your teeth) or in our own in-office cerec lab. Dental fillings, in comparison, are built right in your mouth by way of your dentist placing the filling material directly upon your tooth. Crowns can also improve the appearance of teeth (including color, shape and even apparent alignment). Since a cemented crown becomes its tooth’s new outer surface, it’s not too hard to understand how placing one can be used to restore or improve the shape of a tooth. It’s easier to get the “perfect” tooth shape with a crown. A dental laboratory technician gets the opportunity to simulate and examine aspects of your bite and jaw movements from a variety of angles, and then sculpt your dental crown so it has the ideal shape.
Dental crowns can be used to radically improve the appearance of a person’s smile. In fact, in decades past it was common to hear of movie stars who had had their teeth “capped.” This simply meant that they got their perfect “Hollywood” smile by way of having Crowns, veneers and bridges can be made of various metals, high strength ceramics or a combination of both. Different types are suitable for different people and in different areas of the mouth, and different aesthetic demands. PROSTHODONTIST can advise what would be the best solutions for your needs.The quality and appearance of your crown is not dependent on what its made of, its dependent of theskill and artistry of how its made.
How long do crowns, veneers or bridges last?
On average fixed restorations lasts 7-15 years. This time can be reduced if you do not clean the teeth properly and allow gum disease or dental decay to affect the teeth. Also trauma can damage restorations in the same way it damages natural teeth.
Do I always need a root canal to have a crown?
No, teeth often receive crowns without a root canal.
Are implants better than bridges?
Not necessarily. If the teeth either side of a gap require crowns is may be more sensible and economical to have a bridge. I dont want really white false looking teeth, do crowns look false? No, good crowns look highly realistic and can match to you existing teeth very well. If however you want a Hollywood smile you can have that also.
How Long does treatment take?
This will depend on your situation and clinical needs. A good quality restoration will take several weeks to be manufactured meaning that you will need at least two appointments several weeks apart.You have a temporary crown or bridge in the mean time. Quality work cannot be done in short spaces of time.
Do you offer different standards of crowns?
No, only the best quality crowns, bridges and veneers are used for all patients. We use different labs for different cases because some labs can recreated teeth for younger people, older people, or bleached teeth better than others. Under no circumstance do we use inferior medical devices even if they are cheaper.