If you have serious damage with your teeth, or develop a cavity or dental infection, then we could help with a dental restoration. Our dental crowns cap your tooth and can improve both the health and beauty of your smile. In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about improving smiles with a dental crown.
Improving Your Oral Health
How does a crown improve your oral health? If you develop a cavity too severe for a filling, this could provide relief and keep your tooth from being infected or lost. Speaking of infection, if a tooth does become infected, we could conduct a root canal to treat it, and then cap the tooth with a restoration to protect it. Placement could help improve bite balance and chewing function, and could also address tooth loss. One or two dental bridges could secure a bridge in place, or one could be used to restore a single tooth dental implant.
Boosting Smile Beauty
We want to ensure your finished results not only protect your tooth and ensure a balanced bite, but also that you have an attractive appearance. For the front facing teeth, we could use all-porcelain, which is shaded to blend with the teeth and is the most natural-looking option available. Since the side and rear teeth must endure greater bite forces, our team could help with porcelain-fused-to-metal or zirconia, which can be shaded to blend with your smile and offer a more lifelike appearance.
Creating and Placing Your Dental Crown
If you need a crown, we will begin by numbing the tooth being treated so you stay comfortable as we remove structure to make room for your restoration. Once we do, our team will remove structure and take detailed digital images and measurements, which we can use in a lab setting to design and craft the final product. We will create your restoration in a lab setting and when it is finished, you return for a second visit. Our team will check the fit and make any necessary dens before we attach your finished restoration with a powerful bonding agent. The last step is to polish the tooth for a brighter appearance.
If you have any questions about how we restore and improve your smile, or if you have an aching or damaged tooth that may benefit from a crown, then reach out to our team today. A visit now is a chance to use your remaining 2025 dental benefits before they expire at the end of the year!
Dental Impressions Talks About Our Dental Restorations
Our team is ready to help return your smile to full function, health, and beauty with a custom restoration, so you can smile with confidence and avoid painful complications. To schedule an appointment for repairing your smile, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
