Nelson Family Dentistry "We Cater to Super Cowards"       Crowns Keeping a Healthy Smile If you want a smile that's your crowning glory, you may need a crown to cover a tooth and restore it to its normal shape and size. A crown can make your tooth stronger and improve its appearance. It can cover and support a tooth with a large filling when there isn't enough tooth left. It can be used to attach a bridge, protect a weak tooth from breaking or restore one that's already broken. A crown is a good way to cover teeth that are discolored or badly shaped. It's also used to cover a dental implant. If your dentist recommends a crown, it's probably to correct one of these conditions. Your dentist's primary concern, like yours, is helping you keep your teeth healthy and your smile bright -- literally, your crowning glory. When and How is a Crown Used? If a tooth is severely decayed, broken, or brittle, then a dentist may suggest that an artificial crown be placed on the tooth. This should be a painless procedure that takes two or three office visits. If the roots and base of the tooth are strong, then a dentist will prepare the tooth for the crown by removing a portion of the enamel and dentin. If the tooth is severely decayed, or weak, then is may be necessary to insert a metal post into the tooth to support the crown. In this case, Root Canal therapy is performed, and then the post is fit into the cleaned out root. Since the crown must be carefully constructed to match the opposing tooth and ensure a correct bite, several impressions of the teeth are taken and sent to a lab, which will construct the crown. A temporary crown will be applied to protect the tooth until the next appointment. At the second visit, the dentist will fit the crown over the old tooth; and if the fit is good, then the dentist will cement the crown into place. Depending on the materials used in constructing the crown, it should last from at least 25 years to life. [Home] [Our Company] [Services] [Office and Staff] [Directions] [FAQ’s] [AID’s] [Baby Bottle] [Emergencies] [Fluoridation] [Halitosis / Bad Breath] [Invisalign] [Nitrous Oxide] [Nutrition and Dental Health] [Oral Hygiene] [Periodontal Diseases] [Post-Op Instructions] [Dry Socket] [Primary and Permanent Teeth] [Sensitive Teeth] [Sterilization and Your Safety] [Thumbsucking] [Your Smile] For more information: Nelson Family Dentistry 4491 W. Northern Ave. Glendale, AZ 85301 US Email: 2uthdoc@cox.net Office: (623) 931-5321 Fax: (623) 939-5108 Website Tools & Hosting: EZ Website Builders www.EZWB.com © Copyright 2007 Nelson Family Dentistry. All Rights Reserved.