Crowns
We offer crown bridge work. Crowns become necessary due to an insufficient tooth structure to support a filling. Even in cases when teeth are severely broken down from decay, the fracture can be fully restored to proper appearance and function with a crown restoration.
Our crowns cover the tooth completely, fitting just at the gum line and protecting the remaining tooth. Most crowns have a tooth-colored porcelain exterior fused to a high noble metal base. The shade is customized to match other teeth so that the crown looks just like a natural tooth.
Indication for placing Crowns:
- To restore fractured teeth.
- To protect weak teeth from fracturing.
- To support a large filling when there isn't enough tooth remaining.
- To conceal badly shaped or discoloured teeth.
Bridge
A bridge is a fixed partial denture: it is fixed (glued) to the teeth, it replaces some (not all) of the teeth, and it uses a fake tooth or teeth (denture) in the place of missing teeth.A bridge is used to replace one or more missing teeth, when functioning teeth are available on both sides of the missing tooth.
The adjacent teeth, called retainers, are covered by the bridge in exactly the same manner as a crown covers a single tooth. The difference is that the bridge connects the crowns to a pontic (fake tooth replacement) in the missing tooth space.A bridge is a quick way to replace 1-2 missing teeth. It does not require any surgery, and it is typically paid for by dental insurance as a covered benefit.
