Crowns Mean Long-Term Smile Improvement

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If you have a tooth that needs improvement, whether from tooth decay or an injury, we could help restore it with a crown. These lifelike restorations can also provide long-term improvement, safeguarding teeth for years. In today’s blog, your Prairie Village, KS, dentist talks about protecting smiles with a crown!

The Benefits of Placing a Dental Crown

How does receiving one help your smile? When we attach a restoration, this covers the visible portion of your tooth, so we can take on multiple restorative issues at once, and with cosmetic results. For example, this can help address tooth decay too severe for a filling. Our team could also complete a root canal to help treat an infected tooth and bring relief. Placement could address misshapen teeth to improve the appearance, balance, and function of your bite. We could improve chewing function too! If you have missing teeth, we can use one or two to secure a dental bridge, or one to restore an individual dental implant too.

How We Create a Custom Option

To ensure optimal health, function, and a lifelike appearance, we will custom-make your dental crown. To do so, we will numb your tooth to ensure you stay cozy as we gently remove structure from the tooth to accommodate the new crown. We next gather detailed digital images of the tooth from several angles, which we will use in a lab setting to design and craft a restoration that fits comfortably, provides a balanced bite, and is shaded to look natural. Our team uses materials like porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal, and zirconia, which can all handle daily bite forces and be shaded to blend with the rest of the smile seamlessly.

Keeping Your Smile Strong

Once we place your crown, you can make positive changes to your oral health to help ensure it stays strong and bright, and to protect both it and your natural teeth too. For example, be sure you brush and floss daily, and lower how much sugar is in your diet. Avoid tobacco products and if you play sports, be sure you wear a mouthguard to help prevent dental emergencies, such as damaged teeth or compromised restorations. We also want to see you for a routine checkup and cleaning every six months!

If you have any questions about how we help your smile with a custom and lifelike dental restoration, then reach out today to learn more and start your journey to your best smile.

Call Dr. Robert Browne, D.D.S. for A Custom Restoration

We want to cap your tooth and provide a durable and lifelike solution! To find out more about restoring your smile or to schedule an appointment, please call Dr. Robert M. Browne, D.D.S. in Prairie Village, KS at (913) 901-8585.