EVERY SMILE IS WONDERFUL!
CROWNS & BRIDGES
MAKE EVERY SMILE COUNT
EVERY SMILE IS WONDERFUL!
EVERY SMILE IS WONDERFUL!
CROWNS & BRIDGES
MAKE EVERY SMILE COUNT
EVERY SMILE IS WONDERFUL!
Why chose Crossroads Dental?
- Advanced training & extensive expertise
Decades of expertise in perfect painless dentistry
Thousands of bridges, crowns & cosmetic procedures
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Amazing lead dentist, she is skilled and compassionate
Amazing In-house specialists
Only the best materials, technology & procedures - You are the center of attention
Our focus is your care & your smile
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CROWNS
CROWNS ARE A GREAT WAY TO RESTORE BROKEN DOWN OR DECAYED TEETH.
A restorative dental crown is used to repair damaged or decayed teeth and restore a tooth’s shape, size, and strength. While enhancing your chewing ability and smile, a crown can also make the tooth quite strong. With proper care and hygiene crowns will last for many years.
CROWNS CAN BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR SOME COSMETIC APPLICATIONS.
Crowns can make the tooth/teeth strong and will last for many years while enhancing your smile and chewing ability. They can be completed in as little as two office visits and be made of many different materials depending on the application and desired result.
Because the enamel has to be completely removed for a crown application, we prefer to use a more conservative porcelain veneer for cosmetic applications. However, if your teeth are worn, broken or decayed we recommend restorative porcelain crowns for proper treatment. Dr. Shrestha prefers to use superior BruxZir® Solid Zirconia crowns over crowns made of porcelain fused to metal.
Crown Types
Depending on the function and desired outcome, crowns can be constructed of several different materials. We can recommend the best type of crown for your dental restoration needs based on the structure of the tooth, chewing placement, and desired appearance. We believe every restorative crown can also be a cosmetically pleasing crown.
There are three main types of crowns; ceramic, porcelain fused to metal, and all metal with several types of material. Each material has its own features and unique character. Dr. Shrestha prefers to use superior Solid Zirconia crowns over crowns made of porcelain fused to metal. This allows Dr. Shrestha to perform metal-free dentistry and give the patient a beautiful crown with no grey line at the gums.
The Crowns we use look amazing and over time will not reveal the unattractive black line at the gumline from porcelain fused to metal crowns. The crown will not stain or change color and can be made to match the light-transmitting qualities of natural teeth.
When Prescribed
A crown may be prescribed by your Dentist to:
- Restore and protect a tooth that is worn, decayed, cracked, or broken
- Protect and support a tooth after a very large filling or root canal treatment
- Cover a dental implant
- Hold a dental bridge or other prosthetic device in place
- Improve your smile by covering a misshapen or severely discolored tooth
Crown Types
Your Dentist will recommend the best type of crown for your dental restoration needs based on the chewing placement and structure of the tooth or implant that requires protection. There are three types of crowns. Each type has its own characteristics and qualities:
Full Porcelain
Porcelain is attractive, strong, stable, and highly resistant to wear. It offers a high level of biocompatibility because it does not contain metal.
A porcelain crown provides the best natural color match to the rest of your teeth and is an excellent choice for front teeth. The aesthetic quality of a porcelain crown requires highly skilled and experienced technicians which is why we chose to use labs focused solely on making excellent products.
Full-Metal
Metal offers strength and endurance. A metal crown may be recommended for back teeth where the forces of biting and chewing are the greatest. A metal crown rarely chips or breaks. In addition, it requires minimal removal of tooth structure.
A gold or other high-noble metal crown offers biocompatibility. A base metal crown is often the least expensive treatment options; however, it lacks biocompatibility and may cause allergic reactions or gumline discoloration.
Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal
Porcelain-fused-to-metal offers the benefits of a natural surface color that resembles the rest of your teeth and the strength of a metal substructure.
While there are several advantages to selecting this type of crown, it requires the removal of more tooth structure than other types of crowns. This means that there is greater potential for patient discomfort during the treatment procedure.
Patient Experience
After a thorough exam of your teeth, gums and supporting bone structure, your Dentist will discuss treatment options with you and answer your questions. If the agreed upon-treatment is a dental crown, your Dentist will apply a local anesthetic to prepare your tooth or dental implant.
Porcelain Crown
If the treatment of choice is a porcelain crown many treatment methods are available:
- Lava™: When the highest level of natural translucency of your crown’s porcelain surface is important, this procedure is used. During your first office visit, we design your crown. Then you will be fitted with a temporary crown to protect your gum and tooth or dental implant. During a second office visit, your Dentist will fit and permanently bond your crown.
Metal or Porcelain-Metal
After your tooth or dental implant has been prepared and shaped for a crown:
- A putty-like material is used to make impression of your prepared teeth. Your crown will be fabricated for a precise fit based on this impression.
- You will be fitted with a temporary crown to protect your tooth/implant and gums until your permanent crown has been fabricated.
- During a second office visit, your Dentist will fit your permanent crown and bond it to your tooth or dental implant.
RESTORATIVE DENTAL BRIDGES
DO YOU HAVE GAPS IN YOUR SMILE? EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATION OF DENTAL BRIDGES.
Bridges are used to replace missing teeth and are attached to the surrounding teeth using a dental crown on each side of the gap and a false tooth, called a pontic, in between. They enhance appearance and chewing abilities and prevent other teeth from shifting and moving. Since they are attached permanently to the surrounding teeth, they are not removable like partial dentures. They can look and feel like natural teeth. New materials allow bridges to be placed with no grey line at the gums. You can floss under and around them. They can be completed in as little as two office visits and last for many years.
Dental bridges offer several benefits including:
- Restoring your smile, increasing your confidence
- Prevent existing teeth from moving or shifting out of alignment
- Prevent existing teeth from further damage and decay
- Allow you to speak and eat properly and without pain or discomfort
- Maintain the correct shape of your jaw and face
What Type of Bridge is Best?
When you visit our office, Dr. Shrestha will begin by determining the type of bridge that is best for you. The traditional bridge is made of either porcelain fused to metal or ceramics and attaches to the adjoining teeth with a crown. New zirconium sub-structures allow for metal-free, beautiful restorations. For longer span bridges implants can also be used as anchors for the bridge. All bridgework is custom, which lets us work with you to find just the right type of restoration.
Caring for Your Dental Bridge
By following good oral hygiene and proper care, your new bridge should last for many years. While bridges require a bit more care than natural teeth in order to prevent decay, the expert team at Crossroads Dental Group will educate you on precisely how to care for and clean your bridge.
Dental bridges offer several benefits including:
- Restoring your confident smile
- Prevent existing teeth from moving or shifting out of alignment
- Prevent existing teeth from further damage and decay
- Allow you to speak and eat properly and without pain or discomfort
- Maintain the correct shape of your jaw and face
- Help avoid other issues caused by missing teeth
When you visit our office, Dr. Shrestha will begin by determining the type of bridge that is best for you. The traditional bridge is made of either porcelain fused to metal or ceramics and attaches to the adjoining teeth with a crown or implant and a pontic in between. Dr. Shrestha uses the most up to date materials. The days of seeing a grey, ugly margin are over. With new zirconium sub-structures no one else need ever know you have a bridge. At Crossroads Dental Group all restorative bridges are cosmetic!
Caring for Your Dental Bridge
By following proper oral hygiene and attention, your new bridge should last for many years. While bridges require a bit more care than natural teeth in order to prevent decay, the expert team at Crossroads Dental Group will educate you on properly how to care for and clean your bridge.
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