Crown & Bridge
Dental crowns are restorations that protect damaged, cracked or broken down teeth. A crown strengthens your existing damaged tooth so as to preserve its functionality. Dental crowns are also commonly known as caps because a crown sits over your existing tooth covering the entire outer surface analogous to how a cap would cover your head.
When are Crowns Necessary?
- If your tooth has undergone significant decay and there is not enough tooth structure remaining to support a filling or an inlay and maintain functionality.
- If a large portion of your tooth has fractured and it cannot be built up using traditional restorative techniques.
- If you have a large cavity, a crown offers additional protection to your tooth over a large composite filling or an inlay.
- If you have had a dental implant to replace a missing tooth, a crown will be fitted to the abutment of the titanium implant.
- Following root canal treatment a crown is often needed to strengthen the tooth.
- If you grind your teeth and have a poor diet, acid errosion may reduce your teeth to a point where the only option available is to crown them.
- For cosmetic reasons to improve the aesthetics of your smile, you may opt for all porcelain cosmetic crowns.
Dental Bridges for replacing missing teeth
Dental bridges are false teeth anchored on neighbouring teeth in order to replace one or more missing teeth.
A dental bridge essentially consists of :
- A pontic or false tooth used to replace the missing tooth, and is made from gold, alloys, porcelain or a combination of these materials
- Two crowns - serving to anchor the false tooth in place
When are dental bridges needed?
Bridges are recommended when there are one or more teeth missing that affect your:
- Smile and appearance
- Bite as a result of adjacent teeth leaning into the space and altering the way the upper and lower teeth bite together.
- Speech
- Shape of your face
- Gum disease and tooth decay as a result of food accumulated in the gap Bridgework which replaces missing teeth are made onsite by our laboratory.
For further information on Crown & Bridge please contact us.
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Before
After- A porcelain crown strengthened a previously weak and discoloured tooth.
