Crowns and Bridges

A dental crown is a tooth-shaped “cap” that is placed over a tooth — to cover the tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, and improve its appearance. The crowns, when cemented into place, fully encase the entire visible portion of a tooth that lies at and above the gum line. Crowns can be used to protect a weak tooth from breaking, restore an already broken tooth or tooth that has been severely worn down, cover a misshaped or severely discolored teeth, and cover a dental implant and to make a cosmetic modification.

A bridge replaces one or more teeth. To put in a bridge, we will prepare and shape the teeth on both sides of the missing tooth. The bridge consists of the replacement tooth and two crowns (caps) on each side. The crowns will fit over the prepared teeth to support the replacement tooth.