Porcelain Crowns Houston, TX
When you have a damaged tooth, you have two problems. One is a medical problem, and one is a personal problem. The medical problem is the possibility of severe tooth decay and subsequent tooth destruction. The personal problem is a tooth that looks bad when you smile. A porcelain crown can be a solution to both problems at once.
A porcelain crown is a precision-crafted cosmetic tooth enhancement that is made in a dental laboratory. It is custom made to fit the tooth in your mouth that needs repair work. Because it has to be made in this special laboratory, it will take at least two visits to the Cosmetic Dentistry Center to get you fitted with a porcelain crown.
The first visit to our office will involve checking out your damaged tooth and preparing it for a porcelain crown. Because we believe in making this process as painless as humanly possible, we begin by numbing the area around your tooth to make you feel comfortable.
We also put a rubber dam in the back of your mouth to protect your throat from dental debris that may fall backward into your mouth while we are working in it. This will protect your air passageway and esophagus.
We then remove all decayed matter from your tooth using a dental handpiece. At the same time, we will be shaping this tooth so it can securely hold your new dental crown. In order to enable the lab workers to make a porcelain crown that will match your tooth, we take an impression of your teeth that we then use to make a model of your mouth.
When we send this to the lab, the technicians there will have an exact replica of your mouth with which to work and be able to make a tooth enhancement that will match your bite and tooth size exactly.
This takes a week or two, and your tooth will need protection in the meantime. We provide this protection in the form of a temporary crown. Although it is only temporary, it is extremely important that you respect the crown and treat it with the utmost of care. Doing so will ensure the future success of your permanent crown.
When your porcelain crown comes back from the lab, we call you back for your second appointment. We will remove the temporary crown at this time and trial fit the permanent dental crown without cementing it in place. We do this to make certain that its top surface is flush with those of other teeth and that it lines up correctly with other teeth.
Once it checks out we either bond or cement it in place.
You can expect many benefits from a porcelain crown that include the following:
Strength and durability
Beauty and life-like imitation of real teeth
Better for gums because natural looking porcelain does not have to be hidden beneath the gumline
A porcelain crown is a precision-crafted cosmetic tooth enhancement that is made in a dental laboratory. It is custom made to fit the tooth in your mouth that needs repair work. Because it has to be made in this special laboratory, it will take at least two visits to the Cosmetic Dentistry Center to get you fitted with a porcelain crown.
The first visit to our office will involve checking out your damaged tooth and preparing it for a porcelain crown. Because we believe in making this process as painless as humanly possible, we begin by numbing the area around your tooth to make you feel comfortable.
We also put a rubber dam in the back of your mouth to protect your throat from dental debris that may fall backward into your mouth while we are working in it. This will protect your air passageway and esophagus.
We then remove all decayed matter from your tooth using a dental handpiece. At the same time, we will be shaping this tooth so it can securely hold your new dental crown. In order to enable the lab workers to make a porcelain crown that will match your tooth, we take an impression of your teeth that we then use to make a model of your mouth.
When we send this to the lab, the technicians there will have an exact replica of your mouth with which to work and be able to make a tooth enhancement that will match your bite and tooth size exactly.
This takes a week or two, and your tooth will need protection in the meantime. We provide this protection in the form of a temporary crown. Although it is only temporary, it is extremely important that you respect the crown and treat it with the utmost of care. Doing so will ensure the future success of your permanent crown.
When your porcelain crown comes back from the lab, we call you back for your second appointment. We will remove the temporary crown at this time and trial fit the permanent dental crown without cementing it in place. We do this to make certain that its top surface is flush with those of other teeth and that it lines up correctly with other teeth.
Once it checks out we either bond or cement it in place.
You can expect many benefits from a porcelain crown that include the following:
Strength and durability
Beauty and life-like imitation of real teeth
Better for gums because natural looking porcelain does not have to be hidden beneath the gumline
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