Porcelain Crowns Dentists use porcelain crowns to make a beautiful-looking tooth that almost resembles your real teeth. Porcelain crowns are manufactured from an extremely hard ceramic material. They provide a healthy, natural look to your smile. At Jerome Riddle DDS, we use porcelain crowns when filling in your tooth does not seem an option. We use these restorations if your tooth is deficiently damaged or it has had multiple fillings. Who Needs Porcelain Crowns?If you have stained teeth, porcelain crowns make an ideal choice for hiding the unsightly look of developmental tooth stains. Additionally, porcelain crowns can help restore the function as well as the structure of fractured, crooked, or chipped teeth. Our dentist uses porcelain crowns to reinforce the strength of your teeth after a root canal treatment. Often, once you undergo root canal therapy, the teeth tend to be fragile and brittle, thus the need for more support to ensure they are strong. In addition, you can receive porcelain crowns when getting dental implants to replace missing teeth. They are fitted on top of the abutment and serve as the biting or chewing surface of a tooth. Lastly, if you are discontented with the shape of your teeth or smile, you can have a complete smile makeover, whereby our dentist fits porcelain crowns. The Benefits of Porcelain CrownsIf our dentist says that you need to get porcelain crowns, you must be thinking about why to get them over other restorative options. Our dentist will recommend porcelain crowns because they are reliable. They possess extreme strength and therefore you can expect them to last longer if you care for them properly. Additionally, these prostheses help improve your smile. They get rid of stained and crooked teeth, which otherwise would rob you of your smile. It is difficult to chew food properly if you have broken or misshaped teeth. As such, porcelain crowns help restore the function as well as structure of teeth, thus allowing you to easily digest food and enjoy good dental and physical health. Porcelain Crowns Installation ProcedureOur team prepares porcelain crowns by initially conducting an examination of your teeth. We want to make sure that these prostheses are suitable for you. That is why we have to examine your teeth thoroughly. We also prep the teeth so that the crowns fit properly. We do this by shaving down the tooth to help create properly sized and shaped crowns. By making an impression of the prepared teeth, we send the impression to a lab from where the porcelain crowns are fabricated. The last step involves placing the crowns over the tooth. We make sure that they fit properly and look great. We make any changes or adjustments needed before we permanently cement them onto the prepared tooth. Our team strives to ensure your crowns are best-fitting and look the way you expect. When waiting for the permanent crowns, we can fit temporary ones to cover and protect the prepared tooth. We remove the temporary pieces when you get back to us for the final prostheses. If you have questions about porcelain crowns, feel free to reach out to us. Visit us at Jerome Riddle DDS or contact us at 480-991-4410 to set up an appointment. |
