A dental crown can repair teeth and offer a lifelike appearance. We can even use them to aid in tooth replacement by completing a dental implant! In today’s blog, your West Allis, WI, dentist talks about how we can help smiles with our custom and lifelike dental crowns.
When You Need a Crown
When does your tooth need to be capped with a dental crown? We could recommend a full restoration if you have a cracked, chipped, or broken tooth. Placement could help address tooth decay too severe for a filling, or could reshape malformed teeth too. If you grind your teeth, this could lengthen worn down structures. Placement could also be used to improve bite balance and chewing function. If you have missing teeth, we could even use one to restore a single tooth dental implant or to support a dental bridge.
Placing Your Custom Restoration
We always take a custom approach, as every smile is unique and we want to ensure the final product provides a balanced bite and a lifelike appearance. To begin, we will numb the tooth and then gently remove structure to make room for the restoration. Our team then takes detailed digital images and measurements of the tooth from multiple angles, using these to design and craft the restoration from materials like porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM), or zirconia, which can be shaded to blend with the tooth. All-porcelain we reserve for the front facing teeth as this is the most lifelike option. The PFM and zirconia ones are for the side and rear teeth, as these are more durable and can handle harder bite forces. When it is ready, we will check the fit to see if we need to make any final adjustments, and we will then attach it with a powerful bonding agent.
Dental Implant Restorations
In addition to repairing teeth, if you have an individual dental implant, we can create a crown to complete the new tooth. We will insert the implant portion into the jawbone and then attach an abutment to it, which allows us to connect a custom crown and complete your new tooth, so it looks natural and has the ability to handle daily bite forces and pressures with ease. If you have any questions about how we restore smiles or how we complete a dental implant with a restoration, then contact our team today to learn more. We’re ready to help you enjoy better oral health and bite function, with results that look natural too.
Ask Our Team About Restorative Dentistry
Our team is ready to repair a tooth or even aid in replacing a missing one with custom restorations. To schedule an appointment with Stubbs Family Dentistry in West Allis, WI, call our team today at 414-541-8250.
