Crowns Provide Lifelike Repair

woodland hills dental crownsWhen a filling isn’t enough to treat a cavity, or if you end up with a cracked or broken tooth, then you may benefit from a crown. Instead of relying on metal, your Woodland Hills, CA, dentist will employ lifelike materials that allow your restoration to blend with your smile. In today’s blog, find out how we craft and place a dental crown.

When You Need a Restoration

A dental crown covers the entire visible portion of each tooth, which makes it a great choice to address an array of cosmetic and restorative issues. We could use one to repair cracked or broken teeth, and to lengthen the ones worn down due to teeth grinding. Placement could be a solution or misshapen teeth, and could help address esthetic issue with the shade of the teeth too. If you have missing teeth, then we could use one or two to support a dental bridge, or employ an individual one to address a single tooth dental implant.

Crafting a Custom Crown

Each one is created especially for your smile, which helps ensure not only an attractive appearance, but a comfortable fit and a balanced bite. We start by administering a numbing agent and then removing structure from the outside of each tooth. Detailed digital images and impressions will be taken, and the used in a dental lab to begin designing and creating the finished product. We may use porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal, and zirconia, all of which can be shaded to blend with your smile and contains materials that are stain-resistant and mimic the translucent nature of actual tooth enamel. The finished product should match your smile and blend seamlessly!

Keeping Your Restoration Strong

The teeth we attach them to will still be susceptible to issues like tooth decay, infection, gingivitis, or gum disease. Routine care is needed to not only keep your new crown strong, but safeguard the rest of your smile too. Make sure you brush and floss daily, consume fewer sugary foods and drinks, and also see us regularly for a checkup and cleaning every six months. These steps help keep smiles whole and healthy, and prevent the onset of common oral health issues like tooth decay and gingivitis. If you have any questions about repairing smiles, or keeping your restoration strong, then contact our team today to learn more.

Ready to Restore Your Smile?

Our team wants to help you enjoy optimal oral health with a custom dental restoration. For more information on restoring function, beauty, and health to your smile, then please schedule a consultation by calling Woodland Hills Dental Arts in Woodland Hills, CA today at 818-347-5124. We also proudly welcome patients from Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Encino, Sherman Oaks, and all surrounding communities.