Crowns & Bridges
What are crowns and bridges? Are they necessary?
Losing or chipping a tooth can be a traumatic experience – especially if the empty space it leaves is visible when you smile.
A crown is used to cover a tooth to restore it to its normal shape and size, strengthening functionality and improving its appearance. Crowns can be used to seal cracked teeth, to support a large filling when there is not enough of the tooth remaining, to protect weak teeth from fracturing, to restore fractured teeth, or to cover badly shaped or discoloured teeth. A crown could be necessary after at root canal procedure.
A bridge is a way of replacing a missing tooth that uses the teeth on either side of the lost one as anchors to hold the replacement tooth in place. If left unfilled, this space can cause the surrounding teeth to drift out of position and can cause teeth and gums to become more susceptible to tooth decay and gum disease that can cause further tooth loss.
Gold alloy, porcelain, or porcelain fused to metal are three typical choices of material for crowns and bridges.
- Time-saving treatment in one visit. With CEREC you can have high esthetic restorations made by your dentist in a single visit, without follow up appointment.
- Comfortable intraoral scan without unpleasant impression material. Say goodbye to biting on impression material for several minutes and having a numb mouth and jaw ache. Your dentist now has a scanner that can capture your full dentition in seconds and then transfer the data to the computer.
- Your final restoration without temporary prosthesis. Temporary restorations are exactly what the name suggests: temporary. They are not strong and may break or fall off from the tooth. With CEREC the final restoration is designed, manufactured and placed in your mouth directly without any temporary compromises needed.
- Long-term stability more than just a theory: With CEREC you can rely on quality that has been proven millions of times. Your smile will remain the same for many years!
Contact us to book your Crown or Bridge appointment at Oval Dental Centre in Richmond BC.