Crowns and Bridges Improve Your Smile
If you have dental problems that have resulted in the loss of a portion of a tooth, your local dentist can provide you with a crown that can help protect and stabilize the remaining parts. Crowns are particularly helpful if you have a tooth that has a fracture or undergone a previous root canal.
Previously, crowns were made out of gold. Today, they are more likely to be made out of porcelain, or a combination of both gold and porcelain. They are designed to give coverage to the entire outer edge of your tooth providing much needed protection and stability. Having a crown usually requires you to schedule two visits to the dentist. The first visit is necessary in order to prepare the tooth for the crown while the second visit is when the crown will actually be inserted onto your tooth.
If you are missing an entire tooth, or multiple teeth, it is important to know that you have options that can be utilized to replace them. Bridges are like crowns except they are designed to replace missing teeth while also providing stability to your surrounding teeth. In many cases, people need both crowns and bridges. Here in Healdsburg, California, your local dental professional has taken several additional hours of training in order to provide you with the crown and bridge work that will make your teeth healthier, your smile brighter, and the pain minimal.
Both bridges and crowns are designed to give you a more natural smile. Their Placement is an attempt to improve the chewing functions of your teeth, even if some or all of a tooth has been lost. Trying to bite something as common as an apple after losing your teeth can be a painful experience, but with a crown or bridge in place, you don’t have to worry about the functionality or effectiveness of your bite. Crowns and bridges can also prevent your remaining teeth from moving and shifting out of place, both of which can eventually complicate the direction and force of your bite.
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