Crowns

What Are Dental Crowns?

Crowns are dental prosthetics designed to repair and protect your teeth. They are securely bonded to your natural tooth or placed on top of a dental implant to restore both function and appearance. Crowns are intended to be a permanent solution, giving you a strong, natural-looking tooth that blends seamlessly with your smile.

A crown can cover a tooth that has been damaged by trauma, decay, or wear. It shields the tooth from further harm while improving its appearance if it has been cracked, stained, broken, or chipped. When made of porcelain, crowns can be custom-tinted to match the shade of your surrounding teeth, making them virtually indistinguishable from your natural smile.

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Why Might You Need a Crown?

We use crowns to:

• Shield a weakened tooth from breaking
• Mount a dental implant
• Correct a discolored or misshapen tooth
• Cap a tooth that has had a root canal
• Replace a large filling
• Secure a dental bridge

Though crowns are built to last many years when properly cared for, they can occasionally become damaged, loose, or fall off. If this happens, we can easily repair or replace the crown during an office visit.

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Types of Porcelain Crowns

We offer two main types of porcelain crowns, each with its own advantages:

Porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns are designed to look like your natural tooth and can be tinted to match your adjacent teeth. This type of crown is very strong, though it may cause slightly more wear on the chewing surfaces of the opposite tooth. In some cases, a thin grey line may become visible at the gum line where the metal base shows through.

All-porcelain crowns provide the most natural-looking results and blend beautifully with your smile. While slightly less strong than porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns, they still offer excellent durability and cause less wear on opposing teeth. All-porcelain crowns are typically the best choice for front teeth where appearance is most important.