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What is a crown?
A crown is a laboratory fabricated custom made tooth that precisely fits over a broken natural
tooth to hold it together and return it to normal function. It can be made out of gold or porcelain, or
a combination of a gold understructure which is completely covered by tooth colored porcelain to
match your other teeth.
All porcelain crowns are used to restore front teeth as they are extremely life-like in appearance
and can give you the most beautiful smile.
Porcelain fused to gold crowns are used on the back teeth as they are very strong but still very
natural in appearance.
What will I experience during my crown appointment?
A topical anesthetic (numbing cream) is rubbed on your gum with a Q-tip. Then, an injection of
local anesthetic is given into the numbed area. If you are extremely nervous about your crown,
nitrous oxide (laughing gas) can be given, but is rarely needed.
After you are numb, 1.5 to 2mm, about 1/18 inch of enamel is removed around the tooth.
An impression is taken of the prepared tooth and sent to the laboratory. A temporary tooth is
then placed over your prepared tooth. One to two weeks later your new crown is cemented in
place. A typical crown procedure on a back tooth is showed below.
Fractured tooth needing a crown Prepared tooth Porcelain to gold crown
returned from the lab.
Inside of crown showing 22ct New crown cemented in the mouth.
gold under-structure.
What is a bridge?
A bridge is a replacement for missing natural teeth. A false tooth or pontic, is connected to two or
more crowns, and is cemented in your mouth replacing the missing tooth.
See our Galleries for many examples of crowns and bridges.
Our crown guarantee.
