Fix Your Smile with Crowns and Bridges

When choosing dental treatment, it is important to understand your options. A dental bridge can restore function and appearance by replacing missing teeth, and a dental crown can repair unwanted damage to a tooth. Placements of these two options are fairly simple, and require minimum healing time for maximum results.

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Dental Crowns

A dental crown, or a “cap,” is a cover for your tooth that mimics the color, shape and strength of your original tooth. A dental crown may be needed if you have a weak tooth from decay, are trying to prevent breaking or cracking of a tooth, need to replace a large filling, or have had a root canal. Designed to enhance the appearance of your original tooth, dental crowns can also restore a tooth to its natural size and shape, protect a weak tooth, or cover a discolored teeth.

An initial appointment for an examination and x-rays will determine whether or not the tooth requires a dental crown. Your second appointment will be your procedure, and we will numb the surrounding area for the duration of your treatment. We will make enough room on each side of your tooth for the crown’s material, and your dental crown will be created within our in-house lab. Your bite will be checked to determine proper comfort and function, and any adjustments or alterations will be made thereafter.

Dental Bridges

A dental bridge can fix the gaps in your teeth, and restore your smile back to its original state! Designed to bridge the gap between one or more missing teeth, this procedure is made up of a series of crowns joined together, and then attached to the surrounding teeth.

A dental bridge is a very common way of restoring the esthetics of your original smile and allowing you to speak and eat properly, as you once did before! By filling the space left by a missing tooth, a dental bridge can also help distribute the biting force within your mouth.

The procedure often takes one to two office visits. We will provide an examination and x-rays to determine if a dental bridge is the proper course of treatment. We will then prepare the teeth on either side of the space by reducing some of the tooth structure. These teeth, known as abutments, will support the bridge and must be healthy enough to do so. Then, an impression of the area will be taken, and a custom bridge will be made and bonded securely in place.