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Restore a Damaged Tooth With Dental Crowns

By Signature Smiles, LLC

February 28, 2019

Tags: dental crowns cerec

Damaged teeth are embarrassing, but modern dentistry has state of the art technology to help you deal with this issue. Dr. Carmela LaFalce offers her patients dental crowns at her Toms River, NJ, office to mask unsightly teeth.

Dental Crowns in Toms River, NJ

A dental crown is porcelain or ceramic installation. Unlike veneers, crowns don't just cover the front of your teeth, they're caps that fit over the unattractive teeth. Crowns can be used to replace a missing tooth when your dentist installs a dental bridge over your gums. We offer Cerec crowns, which means that in most cases you'll be able to receive your new crown in a single visit.

What is CEREC? CEREC, which stands for chairside economical restoration of esthetic ceramics, is a dental technique that uses CAD/CAM technology and 3D imaging right here in our dental office to design and make inlays and onlays, and even dental crowns in just one visit.

There are three steps to getting your unsightly tooth capped:

Your dentist will numb the area surrounding the tooth and begin to prepare the tooth. This is done to reshape the tooth, so it fits under the crown. If there isn't very much natural tooth to begin with, your dentist will use a filling material to build up whatever exists of the natural tooth.

We use a small camera to take images of your tooth, which are immediately uploaded to our computer. From there we can use our computer software to start designing a dental restoration that offers a precise fit based on measurements taken from the 3D images.

Once the restoration is designed, the milling station will go to work creating your crown. To create a superior, realistic and strong restoration to cover over your damaged tooth, a block of porcelain is placed in the milling machine where it is shaped to meet your smile needs.

The permanent crown is cemented over the tooth using a specific type of cement or resin.

Advantages of Crowns

Besides making your smile more aesthetically pleasing, crowns have other advantages:

They're used to cover restorative procedures, such as root canals and dental implants.
Crowns support fillings that have been dislocated.
Several crowns can be used if you have more than one tooth that needs to be covered.
They give your teeth reinforcement, therefore, improving your bite and capability to chew.

Oral Care

Improve your dental care by brushing twice a day and flossing at least once before bed. In addition to maintaining a healthy oral regimen, make sure to visit your dentists twice a year for your bi-annual examination.

Consultation

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to call (723) 244-4114 to speak with Dr. Carmela LaFalce at her Toms River, NJ, office today!

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