When a tooth sustains serious damage or develops issues like tooth decay or infection, then we could place a dental restoration. With a crown, we can return teeth to optimal health, function, and beauty. In today’s blog, your Celina, TX, dentist talks about how we create and place a dental crown.
The Reasons for a Crown
When do you need to receive a custom dental crown? The dental restoration will cover the outer structure, everything above the gum line. This means we can handle more substantial injuries and oral health concerns. For example, we can treat cavities too advanced for a filling. If a tooth has become infected, we can complete a root canal procedure. Placement could also improve overall bite imbalance and even offer improvement for chewing function. We could use them to address misshapen teeth too, and even repair cracked, chipped, or broken teeth. For people with missing teeth, these make up a significant portion of a dental bridge, and one could be used to complete a dental implant!
Our Lifelike Materials
We want to ensure your new restorations can handle daily bite forces and pressures, providing a durable chewing surface. But we also want to make sure the results look natural and blend with your smile so you feel confident following treatment. For the more front-facing teeth, we may craft them from all-porcelain, which can be shaded to blend with the smile and is translucent like natural enamel. Since the side and rear teeth must endure more substantial bite forces and pressures on a daily basis, we could use porcelain-fused-to-metal or zirconia, which can be shaded to blend with the smile as well.
Placing Your New Restoration
How do we place our crowns? To begin, we need to make room for them by removing outer structure from the tooth. We will administer a local anesthesia to ensure you are comfortable throughout this process. We even have sedation if you have serious anxiety or other complications that make undergoing care a difficult process.
Our team will then take detailed images and impressions of the prepared tooth, and use the information in a lab setting to design and craft them. When your restoration is ready, we will check the fit and make any last-minute adjustments as needed. We then attach it with a powerful bonding agent, so it can stay bright and in place for years to come. If you have any questions about how we restore smiles with our custom dental crowns, then contact our team today to learn more!
Celina Family Dentistry Offers Custom Dental Restorations
Our team wants to help repair your teeth and provide lifelike results. To find out more about our custom dental restorations, call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130 today.
