Crown And Bridge Treatments
About
Each of your teeth depend on the others to help you eat and speak. When one or more are damaged, the health of the others can be threatened.
If you are faced with tooth loss, crown and bridge treatment may be the best option for you. Usually, in just two appointments you can restore your smile, enhance your appearance and improve your overall dental health.
A crown, sometimes referred to as a "cup", is an artificial covering cemented over an existing tooth that has been specially prepared for procedure. Crowns can restore a tooth to its aoriginal shape, strengthen a tooth and improve overall appearance. They are also designed to look and feel like your natural teeth.
A bridge is a custom-made device anchored to neighboring natural teeth, which replaces one or more missing teeth. When a lost tooth is replaced with bridgework, the teeth on either side of the missing one are prepared as crowns to hold the pridge in place. Fixed bridges appear and function similar to natural teeth and remain in the mouth at all times.
Benefits of crowns and bridges
- Restores lost teeth and supports remaining teeth
- Restores and maintains your natural bite
- Prevents undue stress on natural teeth
- Improves your speech, smile and chewing ability
- Helps prevent further dental decay and gum disease
- Prevents tilting and shifting of adjacent teeth
Crown and Bridge Procedure
Once it is determined you need crown and bridgework, a serier of appointments will be scheduled:
- At the first appointment you will undergo a complete oral examination. The abutting teeth are reduced to accept crowns and impressions are made. A dental laboratory will use these impressions as a model to create the bridge, false tooth and crown. Your teeth are then fitted with a temporary crown or bridge to protect your teeth until the next appointment
- At the second appointment, your cosmetic dentist will make any necessary adjustments before cementing it permamently. We will take time to color match the bridge so it looks natural, check your chewing and biting for accuracy and ensure the bridge conforms to the surrounding tissues.