Dental Crowns & Bridges
What happens when you get a crown? Dental crown procedure
Usually crown takes 2 step appointment. It also depends on the type of dental crown you need. With Modern technology available now in dentistry, a same-day crown is also possible but it's not always recommended.
After your exam and consultation, our Lumberton top-rated dentist at Smile Square numbs your tooth and files it down/ reshape it to appropriate measurement depending on the type of crown selected, that allow for the crown to be fitted directly over the top.
In this world of Modern Dentistry, we can take an impression by scanning the tooth with a digital intraoral scanner or regular impression material. These impressions are sent out to the best dental labs to fabricate custom-fitted crown on your tooth. Once the crowns are received from the lab, they are cemented to your tooth at your next visit with dental cement.
Is it painful to have a crown put on your tooth? Does the crown hurt ?
The answer is "NO" because at Dental Square, your best dentist in Lumberton, Texas, is well known in the community for gentle dentistry and we take pride in providing the most comfortable experience with almost pain-free delivery of local anesthesia which makes the whole procedure pain-free.
After the procedure is over and the anesthesia has worn off, you may feel some mild sensitivity with the temporary crown or some soreness in the gums around the tooth. That's it.
Types of Dental crown/ What type of crown is best? Crown for teeth whitening, Chipped crown ?? White teeth cap?
To ensure optimal results for your tooth restoration, we can design dental crowns from a variety of materials, such as metal, stainless steel, porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM), or zirconia. Metal and PFM crowns may be appropriate for molars and premolars, due to the extensive amount of bite pressure that they’re exposed to. For more cosmetically pleasing results, we can also design your crown to closely mimic the healthy, natural appearance of your tooth.
These days all ceramic crowns ( porcelain or zirconia) are the most recommended. Porcelain and zirconia are highly durable and can be tinted and layered to match the specific color, shade, and brightness of your tooth.
Zirconium is a very strong substance that can endure wear and tear of everyday use. When looking at Zirconium crowns from an aesthetic point it is very similar to a natural tooth and reflects light the same way. This may be important if your new crowns are on the front of your mouth and it is particularly relevant in cases where the crown will be seen next to the natural teeth. Zirconia crowns combine the strength of metal crowns and the appearance of porcelain. A highly translucent type of zirconia is gaining in popularity recently.
Considering all this, it's very confusing to choose what kind of crown you want. All these different kinds of crowns are recommended for different purposes and their cost vary from one type to another type of crown.
But don’t worry or don’t waste your time figuring out which crown is best for your tooth. Simply call us at Dental Square and your Dentist in Lumberton, TX will go over all the options and will help you to choose what you need the most.
