Crowns

"Fix your smile and functional chewing problems"

Most dentistry looks like dentistry. Our goal is to provide dentistry that is unnoticeable. When needed we will replace existing crowns and fillings with restorations that look and feel and function like your natural teeth.

Where damage to a person's teeth is extreme, and apparently beyond repair, we may consider porcelain or porcelain "pasted on gold" crowns  to restore the damaged teeth. This traditional technique is still often used and extremely reliable for repairing the most severe of dental problems, even permanently replacing missing teeth to offer a complete smile and a functional bite. These treatments are used for a long lasting correction of major dental problems. The success rate for bridgework over the preceding years has been around 95% over 10 years, 90% over 15 years and 80% over 20 years.

Like natural teeth these restorations depend on you being able to control decay and keep the gums health. The better care you take the longer your bridge will last.

Procedure (1) Traditional 2 Visit Technique

Fitting a crown requires at least two visits to our office. Initially, we will remove decay, shape the tooth, and fit it with a temporary crown of either plastic or metal.

On the subsequent visit we will remove the temporary crown, and then fit and adjust the final crown. Finally, we will cement the crown into place and adjust it to optimize function and aesthetics as needed

Key Benefits

• Replaces missing teeth 
• Offers support to misshapen teeth or badly broken teeth 
• Restores aesthetics
• Fixes  "smile" and functional chewing problems. 

(2) CEREC 1 Visit Technique

See CEREC 3D

"Crowns can be used as a long-term solution"

What are the capabilities of crowns?

Crown and bridgework is a very reliable solution for major dental problems caused through accidents, diseases or wear and tear. Major problems can usually be corrected using these techniques. Material used in these repairs is either high-grade porcelain, or porcelain bonded to gold.  A higher strength of the porcelain and gold materials is recommended to treat the most serious of dental problems. Where accidental damage has occurred, resulting in lost teeth, or where teeth have broken away through excessive wear, or as the result of old fillings breaking, crowns and/or bridges can be used as a long-term solution.

Many people have unexplained pain from filled back teeth, which is usually due to hairline cracks in the chewing part of the tooth. Placing crowns on these teeth relieves the pain and allows a return of correct dental function for these teeth. In front teeth, older fillings can both weaken the teeth and cause "appearance" problems due to staining or chipping. Porcelain crowns and bridges may be suitable in cases where porcelain veneers are not. In teeth with root canal fillings, crowns can prevent breakage of the structurally weakened dead tooth and protect the underlying root filling.