Resin Crowns for Tooth Repair
When a tooth has been damaged and needs repair, or when you simply want a tooth to look better, you will need some kind of cosmetic tooth restoration work done. One option you might want to consider is to have a resin crown place by one of our cosmetic dentists here at the Houston Medical Center Dental Group.
Resin crowns offer the following key benefits.
· They are made of a material that expands and contracts like natural tooth structures.
· They are easy on opposing teeth when you chew.
· They look natural, and they imitate the color of your natural teeth.
A resin crown is made to closely match your tooth. It is composed of tiny microscopic particles that look like little pieces of glass. It is mixed with a resin compound and molded over a model of your tooth. Then, it is hardened with a curing light.
This is not done in the office. It is done in a dental lab. We make the model of the tooth in our office during your first appointment. Comfort is our first priority when you first sit down in the dental chair. The gum tissue beneath your tooth is numbed so you will feel no pain or discomfort.
We then place a rubber dam in the back of your mouth. This is a device that keeps dental debris from falling into your throat. It protects your airway and esophagus.
A systematic examination of your tooth begins. We check it for decay and see just how much damage has been done to it. We remove the decay with a dental handpiece and reshape its surface.
In order to give the dental lab something to go on, we take impressions of your teeth and use these impressions to build a model of your mouth. This model is then sent to the lab, where technicians there use it to build a crown for the damaged tooth.
In the meantime, while you wait for the lab to finish, we place a temporary crown over your tooth. It may take a week or two for the lab to make your permanent crown. When it arrives in our office, we call you back for your second appointment.
When it arrives, we call you back to the Cosmetic Dentistry Center of Houston for your second dental visit. We remove your temporary crown at this time, and we trial fit the resin crown to your tooth without cementing it permanently in place.
We have to make sure it was properly manufactured and that it lines up evenly with other teeth when you smile and bite down. Once we determine this, we bond it in place.
Resin crowns offer the following key benefits.
· They are made of a material that expands and contracts like natural tooth structures.
· They are easy on opposing teeth when you chew.
· They look natural, and they imitate the color of your natural teeth.
A resin crown is made to closely match your tooth. It is composed of tiny microscopic particles that look like little pieces of glass. It is mixed with a resin compound and molded over a model of your tooth. Then, it is hardened with a curing light.
This is not done in the office. It is done in a dental lab. We make the model of the tooth in our office during your first appointment. Comfort is our first priority when you first sit down in the dental chair. The gum tissue beneath your tooth is numbed so you will feel no pain or discomfort.
We then place a rubber dam in the back of your mouth. This is a device that keeps dental debris from falling into your throat. It protects your airway and esophagus.
A systematic examination of your tooth begins. We check it for decay and see just how much damage has been done to it. We remove the decay with a dental handpiece and reshape its surface.
In order to give the dental lab something to go on, we take impressions of your teeth and use these impressions to build a model of your mouth. This model is then sent to the lab, where technicians there use it to build a crown for the damaged tooth.
In the meantime, while you wait for the lab to finish, we place a temporary crown over your tooth. It may take a week or two for the lab to make your permanent crown. When it arrives in our office, we call you back for your second appointment.
When it arrives, we call you back to the Cosmetic Dentistry Center of Houston for your second dental visit. We remove your temporary crown at this time, and we trial fit the resin crown to your tooth without cementing it permanently in place.
We have to make sure it was properly manufactured and that it lines up evenly with other teeth when you smile and bite down. Once we determine this, we bond it in place.
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