dental crowns and bridges treatment 25 july 17

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Dental Crowns and Bridges Treatment
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Description

• As the name suggests, a crown is a cap or
  covering for a tooth. It is used when your tooth
  is discoloured, cracked or broken, heavily filled
  or if fillings have been lost.
• There are many different types of dental crowns
  available from your National Dental Care dentist.
  Your dentist will advise the best option
  depending on the location of the crown. They may
  recommend a ceramic, resin or sometimes even gold
  crowns.
• Our dentists use their expertise and modern
  technology to match the new crown to the shape of
  your existing teeth and their colour.

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When would I need a crown

• Cover discoloured or worn teethIf you feel that
  your teeth are becoming more transparent or
  becoming darker in colour, they may be wearing
  down. Your dentist will discuss the reasons
  behind this as it is important that they are
  addressed first. If your dentist recommends a
  crown restoration, then this crown will be
  fabricated to resemble the natural shape and
  strength of your existing tooth through the use
  of a ceramic material.
• Replacement of a large fillingIf your teeth are
  heavily filled, they may be at risk of fractures
  or de-bonding of fillings. Frequent replacement
  of fillings can lead to loss of precious tooth
  structure. Repeated dental treatment on the same
  tooth may lead to deepening of the filling and
  subsequent nerve inflammation. To avoid these
  complications, your dentist may recommend that a
  crown is constructed before the filling becomes
  too large and remaining tooth structure is too
  short to support a crown.
• o stop a tooth from further cracking or
  fracturing If your tooth is showing fine lines
  and cracks or you occasionally feel sensitivity
  when biting into sticky or hard foods, your tooth
  may have a deep crack or may be at risk of
  complete fracture. This is common for heavily
  filled teeth, especially where an amalgam filling
  is in place. Your dentist may recommend a crown
  to restore the tooth and protect its cusps from
  splitting apart and may suggest replacing any
  amalgam with a ceramic restoration.

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• Dental Bridges
• A dental bridge is a ceramic structure, spanning
  the gap left by a missing or extracted tooth. A
  ceramic tooth (pontic) is fused between two or
  more porcelain crowns on either side of the
  missing tooth that serve as anchors.
• The anchor teeth are shaped to accommodate the
  crowns and then a bridge is bonded securely over
  these teeth.
• Your National Dental Care dentist will take an
  impression or a digital scan of your mouth and
  then using technology and training will design a
  ceramic tooth to insert between the two existing
  crowned teeth.
• The pontic tooth and the crowns on either side
  are matched to the colour and the shape of your
  existing teeth.
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