Lasting Protection, 'Natural' Perfection
If you’re self-conscious about your smile due to cracked, broken,
decayed, or worn teeth, we can bring back your healthy, natural-looking
smile with dental crowns. Designed to fit snugly and function as normal
teeth, crowns protect your teeth from further damage and preserve your
jaw’s correct natural alignment. We use precious metal, porcelain
pressed to metal, and all-porcelain crowns with excellent success. However,
for appearance purposes we often recommend all-ceramic crowns because
of the precise color matching systems available and because of their hard-wearing
durability.
Making a Good Impression
We can typically design and fit your crowns in just a couple steps. At
your first appointment, we'll prepare the recipient teeth by gently removing
the outer portion. Then, Dr. Holland will carefully and judiciously eliminate
decayed areas, creating the proper shape and size teeth to accommodate
your crowns. Next, he'll make a precise mold or impression of your teeth
and send it to our special professional dental laboratory where specialists
will carefully produce your custom fit crowns. During this production
process we'll protect your teeth and gums by fitting you with temporary
crowns.
Fit and Fantastic
Once your crowns are ready, your doctor will remove the temporaries,
then fit and adjust the permanent ones into place. Before affixing them
permanently, he'll evaluate them again for appearance, color match, bite
discrepancies, and accuracy of fit. Once they're on, caring for your new
crowns is no different than proper hygiene for your other teeth: conscientious
twice-daily brushing and daily flossing to protect the base from bacterial
growth; and regular visits to our office for professional cleanings.
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