What Are Dental Crowns?
Dental crowns are custom made caps that cover and protect a damaged tooth, restoring both its appearance and function. Whether it’s a broken, worn or severely decayed tooth, a crown fits snugly over the entire visible portion to match the natural shape and color of your real teeth. These crowns can be made from porcelain, metal or zirconia depending on your needs. A permanent crown is usually the final step in a restorative dentistry process after procedures like root canal therapy or a large filling. At Goldstein Dental Center we create custom crowns for both durability and a natural look.
Contemporary Dental Crown Solutions
The signature, Goldstein Dental Center approach is the same across the board. We begin with in-depth conversation and aim to be as conservative and creative as possible. Our team has built a reputation as experts in this area. In fact, dental laboratories have repeatedly selected our office to teach their clients how to complete this kind of contemporary dentistry. We believe it is the contemporary, modern approach to use your existing teeth and restore them with bonded ceramic replacements. Our installation process is so comfortable that we are often able to do these procedures without anesthetics.
Cutting down teeth and placing caps or crowns is an antiquated form of dentistry that often ends with root canals and broken teeth. Our innovative approach combines multiple techniques and is curated for your individual needs. The crown is custom made—typically of gold, porcelain or porcelain fused to metal—to fit over the entire tooth, starting at the gumline, in order to restore the tooth to its original shape and size.
Crowns can also be used for a number of other restorative and aesthetic purposes, including to:
- Protect a tooth following root canal treatment
- Anchor and attach a dental bridge
- Cover and complete a dental implant
- Enhance the beauty of your smile
- Improve a misshapen tooth
- Strengthen a tooth that is fractured or weak
- Support a large filling when little natural tooth structure remains