Dental Crowns In Warilla
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A crown is a process we use to resurface the outside of a tooth. They are used for many reasons, including toughening a tooth after a large hole or after a tooth has been fractured, a tooth after root canal treatment helping support a cracked tooth, and cosmetic improvements to enhance the look of one or more teeth.
Dental Crowns Service Process
Before preparing a tooth for its crown, the tooth will sometimes need a little work to get it in a suitable condition to have the crown placed over it. This is important as the crown uses the existing tooth structure as a foundation, so it needs to be healthy and stable. This may involve removing and restoring holes in a tooth, replacing old restorations, or symptomatic teeth. Sometimes a root canal treatment may be required.
Once the tooth is ready to be crowned, we will prepare it by removing 1-2mm of the outside of the tooth, and an impression is taken of the prepared tooth. A temporary plastic crown is then placed. This will generally be in place for three weeks and is used to protect the tooth until your custom-made porcelain crown is constructed. Each crown is custom made to create a beautiful looking, solid and functional tooth. When your porcelain crown is ready, the temporary crown is removed, and the porcelain crown is permanently cemented.
