Dental Crowns – Midlothian, TX

What Is a Dental Crown?

A dental crown is a custom-designed, tooth-shaped cap that gets placed over the entire visible portion of a tooth (everything above the gumline). Its purpose is to restore the structure and strength of a damaged tooth. Used as part of a bridge or with a dental implant, dental crowns can even help to replace missing teeth altogether.

Crowns can be constructed out of various materials, including gold, silver, other metals, porcelain-fused-to-metal, or all-porcelain. Here at Legacy Dentistry, we are proud to offer all-porcelain crowns. The porcelain bears a strong resemblance to natural tooth enamel and, unlike metal crowns, is extremely unlikely to cause an allergic reaction.

Do You Need a New Dental Crown?

Here are some indicators that mean you might need a new dental crown:

• You have an old metal crown that you would like to get replaced with something more aesthetically pleasing, or you have an old porcelain crown that has suffered damage
• One of your teeth is misshapen
• You recently underwent root canal therapy
• Decay in a tooth has reached the point where a filling would no longer be an adequate way to treat it
• One or more teeth has become severely worn down due to bruxism or other factors
• You have cracked tooth syndrome

When you visit us for your restorative consultation, your dentist will thoroughly examine your teeth and determine whether a crown is a suitable treatment for your situation.

The Dental Crown Process

The first step in the dental crown process is tooth preparation. Your dentist may remove a portion of enamel from your tooth so that it will fit well beneath your restoration. We take great care to ensure that patients are comfortable during this phase of the treatment. Once your tooth is ready, we’ll take detailed impressions of it and the surrounding dentition.

At other dental offices, at this point you would be given a temporary restoration to protect your tooth while a laboratory fabricated your permanent crown. At Legacy Dentistry, things work a little differently. We have the technology in our office to create your permanent porcelain crown right away. That means you will not have to put up with hassle of wearing a temporary crown or of making a second visit to our office to have your crown placed.

Do you believe you need a dental crown, or would do you have questions about how the treatment works? Reach out to us today. We will be happy to talk with you!