Consider Functional and Natural-looking Porcelain Crowns to Rebuild, Beautify, and Replace Your Teeth

Our privilege at Piney Creek Family Dentistry has been to restore many smiles in Centennial, Colorado, using natural-looking dental crowns. Our porcelain crowns restore your tooth’s beauty and function to gift you a smile that exudes confidence and pride. When placed by a skilled or experienced dentist like Dr. Tiffany Fritz, porcelain crowns yield dramatic cosmetic and functional benefits. 

Crown treatment is the standard treatment to rebuild an extensively damaged tooth or even replace an extracted or missing tooth. Sometimes, we can use dental crowns to correct esthetically challenged teeth. Read on to learn more about what dental crowns can do for your smile. 

The many uses of dental crowns 

Natural crowns are the visible, white portion of the tooth above the gum line. While the crown is built to last for life, it can be susceptible to damage. Factors like dental trauma, cavities, enamel erosion, chips, and stains can compromise the function and beauty of dental crowns. When the natural dental crown is jeopardized, Dr. Fritz can rebuild it.

Artificial dental crowns or “caps” have many cosmetic and functional uses in dentistry. Your dentist may recommend a dental crown to:

• Secure a dental bridge
• Strengthen a decayed or damaged tooth
• Complete the dental implant treatment
• Replace an old, large filling
• Protect your tooth after a root canal
• Beautify an unattractive tooth

Dental crowns can be made from several materials, but we prefer porcelain because of its durability and life-like appearance. Once we fabricate your dental crown, we bond it to your natural tooth to give it a second chance. Crowned teeth look and function like natural teeth. They also last for many years with proper maintenance.

How it’s done

Like all dental treatments, the crown experience is unique. The treatment depends on the condition being resolved, the damage extent, and other unique factors. If your tooth has decayed, we’ll first remove the decayed portion after numbing your mouth. Sometimes, your tooth may not have enough structure. In such cases, we rebuild your tooth with filling material. Then, we prepare the tooth to ensure the customized crown fits perfectly.

Next, we take impressions of your prepped teeth, which will help our partner lab to craft a dental crown that meets your tooth’s specific color, size, and shape. Until we get your permanent crown, we’ll place a provisional crown over the prepped tooth to protect it.

When your crown arrives, you’ll book another appointment with Dr. Fritz. During this visit, we’ll numb your tooth, remove the temporary crown, and clean your tooth. We’ll evaluate the fit and appearance of your crown and make any adjustments on the spot to ensure your new tooth feels and looks like your natural teeth. Finally, we use dental cement to secure the crown on the prepped tooth.

Benefits of porcelain crowns

When planning dental crown treatment, we always want to ensure your restoration balances esthetics and function. Porcelain dental crowns achieve exactly that! We love porcelain dental crowns because of their numerous practical benefits, like:

• Stain resistant
• Look and feel natural
• Versatile to replace teeth anywhere in the mouth
• Can last over 15 years with proper care
• Easy to maintain
• Comfortable and fit perfectly
• Biocompatible
• Require minimal tooth preparation

Please get in touch with Piney Creek Family Dentistry at (303) 562-1051 to find out if dental crowns suit you. 

Dr. Fritz will review the benefits, procedure, and cost of dental crowns to help you make an informed decision.

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