Crowns and bridges are ways of restoring your full chewing and speaking ability, and your full smile. By filling one or more gaps, they help you retain the shape of your face, and prevent neighboring teeth from moving out of alignment.
If you have any teeth with severe damage or decay, but the root is still intact, a crown is the best solution. In past years, crowns have been made of gold alloy, or porcelain lined with a metal amalgam. Gold is strong and durable, but certainly doesn’t look like the surrounding teeth. Porcelain with a metal lining looks white like the surrounding teeth, but after a few years a dark line starts appearing at the gumline, where the metal lining is becoming visible.
What is a crown?
Crowns are also called caps. They’re made to fit over the remaining tooth tissue after all damage has been removed. They protect the remaining tooth and provide a strong and long-lasting chewing surface on back teeth, and an esthetically pleasing appearance on front teeth.
Cosmetic dentists now offer all-porcelain crowns. Dental porcelain resembles tooth enamel in the way it absorbs and reflects light. It has the same pearly sheen as your natural teeth. Dr. Aggarwal will match the porcelain she uses to your individual tooth shade, so your crown will be indistinguishable from your other teeth.
The crowns done by Dr. Aggarwal will be durable and pleasing in appearance. If you have one or more gold crowns and would like to replace them with all-porcelain crowns, please contact us to set up a consultation. In these days of sophisticated cosmetic dentistry, there is no need to continue having crowns that are obviously crowns. Dr. Aggarwal can fit you with a crown that will look just like your surrounding natural teeth.
Cosmetic dentistry is both an art and a science, and Dr. Aggarwal is highly qualified from both angles. She can to assess your overall dental situation, suggest good possibilities for improving it, and help you decide on the best type of crown or bridge. Contact us today for your confidential consultation.