Dental Crowns – Sterling Heights, MI
A Lifelike Cover to Protect and Restore Your Damaged Tooth
If you have a broken, misshapen, or severely decayed tooth, it’s important to address it as soon as possible to prevent it from sustaining additional damage or disease. Dr. Tamara and the rest of our team in Sterling Heights can provide a lifelike cover to protect and restore your damaged tooth with a dental crown.
Continue reading to learn more about this treatment so you know what to expect from these resilient, tooth-shaped caps, and feel free to contact us for additional information.
Why Choose Dynamic Dental of Sterling Heights for Dental Crowns?
- Spa-Like Amenities to Enhance Patient Comfort
- Insurance Accepted & Flexible Financing Available
- Customizable, Tooth-Colored Materials
What is a Dental Crown?
A dental crown is a resilient cover made to resemble your natural enamel that’s cemented over an injured tooth to improve its appearance and allow you to continue using it normally. In the past, they were made from amalgam mixtures of metals, but Dr. Tamara provides beautiful restorations made from durable ceramic that can be customized to be the right color, size, and shape for seamless results.
These covers are a versatile treatment that can be used in several ways, such as to:
- Safeguard a broken or decayed tooth.
- Shield a tooth that underwent a root canal.
- Cap a dental implant to replace a single missing tooth.
- Anchor a dental bridge to rebuild one or several lost teeth in a row.
- Cover teeth that are misshapen or stubbornly stained to improve your appearance.
The Dental Crown Process
Typically, the process of being fitted with one of these tooth-shaped caps requires two appointments scheduled a couple of weeks apart. During your initial visit, our team will examine your mouth to determine whether this is the best solution to meet your unique needs.
If so, we’ll need to prepare your tooth by numbing it first, then removing a small amount of enamel so your crown can fit correctly. Next, we’ll make impressions of your teeth and gums that will be sent to a special dental laboratory that uses them to create your one-of-a-kind restoration.
It can take a couple of weeks for your permanent crown to arrive, so Dr. Tamara will likely place a temporary version to shield your tooth in the meantime. Once the finished prosthetic arrives at our office, we’ll contact you for a final fitting to check that it functions correctly before cementing it in place.
The Benefits of Getting a Dental Crown
There are several advantages of receiving a dental crown in Sterling Heights, including:
- Preserving your oral health. The sooner the cap is placed, the less likely you are to develop additional problems in your troublesome tooth.
- Enhanced comfort. These covers protect damaged teeth so you can use them for daily biting and chewing without experiencing aches.
- Versatile solution. These can address one or more concerns simultaneously, such as improving your smile’s appearance as well as its functionality.
- Easy maintenance. Keeping your restoration clean is a simple matter of brushing and flossing twice daily, avoiding hard and sticky foods, and visiting our office every six months for a routine checkup and cleaning.
- Long-lasting repair. Your prosthetic can potentially remain in good shape for 5 to 15+ years if cared for correctly.