Restoring Your Tooth’s Function and Appearance with Crowns
Dental crowns treat damaged teeth, addressing functional and aesthetic issues like difficulty chewing, misalignment, sensitivity, and lowered self-confidence. Additionally, they act as tooth-shaped caps to protect damaged teeth or replace missing ones, especially when combined with a dental implant. Furthermore, Dr. Pramod Thomas collaborates with a trusted lab to craft dental crowns for the dentist near you in Richardson, TX dental patients, ensuring exceptional durability and aesthetics
Are You A Good Candidate For Dental Crowns?
Before placing your crowns, we will also assess your oral health to ensure that your crowns are placed on a stable, healthy foundation.
Additionally, any gum disease or other issues must be resolved before we can place your crown.
Moreover, the use of digital X-rays and an intraoral camera helps us to conduct a thorough assessment of your needs.
Dental Crown Materials
Depending on the location of your affected tooth and your preferences, we can provide crowns made entirely of porcelain, porcelain fused to metal, or gold.
Additionally, while all-porcelain crowns are usually recommended for front teeth, crowns made partially or entirely of metal are often recommended to restore back teeth.
Dental Implant-Supported Dental Crowns
In the past, dental bridges were the most common solution for single missing teeth. However, with the advent of the dental implant, many patients now choose to replace single teeth with implant-supported crowns. Furthermore, while traditional bridges can certainly restore function and aesthetics, they necessitate the alteration of healthy adjacent teeth that serve to support the bridge. Additionally, traditional bridge wearers also experience eventual bone recession below the restoration, a natural consequence of missing tooth roots.
Schedule a Consultation
If you have suffered dental trauma or advanced decay and want to improve your cosmetic dentistry looks, call our dental office or contact us online.
Additionally, during a consultation, we can determine if a crown is the best solution for you.
Moreover, we are dedicated to our patient’s health and satisfaction, and you can depend on us to provide a solution designed for maximum long-term benefits.
Crowns may be recommended if you have:
- Decayed or damaged teeth
- Severe discoloration that will not respond to teeth whitening
- Weakened teeth
- Undergone root canal treatment that requires restoration
- A single missing tooth
Why do we Need Dental Crowns?
Dental crowns protect your natural teeth from the wear and tear of chewing food. This makes it possible to eat whatever you want without causing any damage to your teeth.
If you think you may need a dental crown, Dr. Pramod Thomas can assess your candidacy for a dental crown.
Creating and Placing Dental Crowns
Once your teeth have been treated (or your dental implant is in place and surrounding tissues have healed), one of our doctors will take impressions of your smile. Additionally, these impressions will then be sent to a trusted offsite lab, where a skilled ceramist will craft your restoration. Moreover, once your crowns are ready for placement – usually within two to four weeks – you will return for a restorative dentistry visit to have them placed. Furthermore, your dentist will make certain that the fit is correct and that your bite is comfortable.
Additionally, any necessary adjustments can be made at this time. Lastly, we are dedicated to our patient’s health and satisfaction, and you can depend on us to provide a solution designed for maximum long-term benefits.
