Seamless Perfection In Restoring Teeth
Consider dental crowns as tailored shields, meticulously placed to protect teeth that have undergone fractures, root canal treatments, discoloration, decay, or have irregular shapes. Each crown is carefully crafted to blend harmoniously with your natural tooth color and contours, ensuring a seamless appearance. These custom crowns are designed to last well beyond 15 years, providing enduring durability. Additionally, they play a crucial role in supporting dental bridges and completing dental implants. Beyond their functional benefits, dental crowns are versatile tools for enhancing aesthetics and refining smiles, highlighting their comprehensive role in dental restoration.
How Does The Crown Placement Procedure Work?
Here’s an outline of our approach to the dental crown procedure, typically requiring two office visits and performed by a dentist.
Examining and Preparing the Tooth
In the initial stage of the dental crown procedure, your dentist begins with a comprehensive examination of your tooth. This assessment ensures thorough cleaning and prepares the tooth for an optimal fit. If there are fractures or decayed areas, these are carefully addressed by removing compromised portions. This meticulous preparation is essential to ensure the dental crown can effectively shield the tooth and prevent future decay.
Shaping the Crown
If you opt for a dental implant to replace a missing tooth, we take an impression that includes the implant and adjacent teeth to guide our laboratory in crafting a customized crown tailored to your specific needs. Following your dental examination, we use dental putty to create a precise mould of your teeth, which serves as the foundation for crafting full porcelain crowns. We then securely fit a temporary dental crown over your tooth until your next appointment.
Placing the Crown
At your follow-up appointment, we remove the temporary crown and install the permanent one. Using strong dental cement or a discreet screw, we securely affix the permanent crown. We then meticulously refine the crown’s surface to a smooth, polished finish, making any necessary adjustments to ensure your complete comfort and satisfaction, thereby finalizing the procedure.
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Your consultation will include an examination of everything from your teeth, gums and soft tissues to the shape and condition of your bite. Generally, we want to see how your whole mouth looks and functions. Before we plan your treatment we want to know everything about the health and aesthetic of your smile, and most importantly, what you want to achieve so we can help you get there.
Frequently Asked Questions
The decision to place a crown after a root canal hinges on the tooth’s position within the mouth. Molars and premolars located at the rear, vital for chewing, typically necessitate crowning. Conversely, front teeth such as incisors or canines, which have less chewing impact, may not invariably require crowns.
A key distinction between crowns and fillings is their durability, especially for teeth with extensive biting surfaces. Fillings on molars can chip or become dislodged due to the continuous pressure from chewing or clenching habits. In contrast, a crown, which covers the tooth entirely from gumline to gumline, is constructed to withstand greater force over an extended period.
Dental crowns are designed to be indistinguishable from your natural teeth, as they are colour-matched and contoured to fit seamlessly. This often makes it difficult to tell which tooth has the crown. Beyond aesthetics, crowns play a crucial role in restoring your tooth’s functionality. They allow you to chew and bite without pain or discomfort, eliminating the need to avoid using one side of your mouth.
A dental post is utilized when there’s not enough healthy tooth structure left to securely hold a crown. Unlike a dental implant, which is surgically embedded into the jawbone, a dental post is a medical-grade rod that is cemented into a prepared root canal. This post helps reinforce the base and core of the dental crown.
The process of getting a dental crown is quite similar to having a filling done. We carefully numb the area and apply freezing if necessary to ensure the procedure is pain-free. Post-treatment, you might experience slight sensitivity or minor soreness in the gums surrounding the tooth, but this is temporary. If you have dental anxiety, inform us! We’re dedicated to making your visit as pleasant and stress-free as we can.
Typically, dental crowns have a lifespan of up to 15 years. However, with proper care and maintenance, they can endure for 25-30 years
To keep your dental crown in good condition, treat it as you would your natural teeth. Brush and floss daily to maintain the cleanliness of the crown and the health of the surrounding gums. Regular dental visits for cleanings and checkups are also vital to ensure the longevity of your crown and your overall oral health.
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