As dental crowns are used to replace a damaged tooth, ensuring their appearance closely matches your natural teeth is important. Translucency, shape and structure need to be carefully considered so that a natural result is achieved. We pride ourselves on the importance we place on the aesthetics to ensure a perfect result. We only work with the leading laboratories who are specialists in making dental crowns who meet our demanding standards, all to ensure you achieve an unparallelled result.
Why do I need a Crown?
A crown is necessary when a tooth is in poor condition. This is the case when a tooth starts to crack, break, decay or is diseased. There are a number of reasons why your teeth may require a dental crown. One of the most common reasons is if you have undergone root canal therapy, or have had a large filling installed. In this case a crown will generally be fitted over the filling to ensure the tooth is protected and function is fully restored. Other conditions that warrant the installation of a dental crown include teeth that have been ground down by bruxism (grinding of the teeth), aging teeth which may experience cracks and other trauma, poor oral hygiene and an improper bite.
Benefits of Crowns
Crowns combine the best of cosmetic and restorative dentistry, and thus provide numerous benefits to our patients. Using our porcelain crowns, we can restore the aesthetic and functional nature of the tooth, ensuring a smile that is both resilient and appealing.
Crowns can:
- Restore broken or fractured teeth
- Strengthen teeth that have undergone a root canal (endodontic treatment)
- Realign crooked teeth
- Close gaps in between teeth
- Improve discolouration
- Repair chips and cracks
- Improve bite function and comfort
- Amend damage from excessive grinding
Our Process
We will first need to evaluate your circumstances to determine the best course of action. We may exclude you from a dental crown if we believe that your tooth is too far beyond repair (thus requiring extraction and a dental implant or bridge), or if there are more suitable treatment options. Provided a dental crown is required, the process is simple:
Appointment 1
- We take a precise and fast scan of your tooth using a digital 3D scanner.
- We prepare the tooth, being conscious to ensure the prep is as minimal as possible.
- A temporary crown is placed on your tooth
- Our dedicated laboratory starts work on hand layering ceramic and pigments to create a realistic crown that has translucency and structure. The result is a crown that is virtually indistinguishable from a natural tooth.
Appointment 2
- We trial fit the crown to ensure it is fits and looks perfect. You have the opportunity to review the crown before it is permanently bonded to your tooth structure.
- Dental crown is bonded, and post treatment information is provided to ensure your new dental crown lasts as long as possible.
Post Treatment
Our care does not end with you leaving us. We routinely call our patients post treatment to check in on how they’re going, allowing them the opportunity to ask any questions they may have post treatment.
Other Options
There may be other alternatives that are more suitable for you that our team of dedicated dentists can discuss. Some of these include:
Missing tooth – Bridge, implant, denture
Discolouration – Veneer, tooth whitening
Tooth decay – Fillings, inlay or onlay
Fractured tooth – dental bonding, inlays or onlays
Cracked tooth – Dental bonding, inlays or onlays