Crowns and Bridges - Restoring Your Smile with Strength and Beauty

Benefits of Crowns and Bridges

Functional Restore

• Bad or missing teeth could make it hard for you to properly chew or speak. Crowns and bridges would restore the complete functioning of your teeth so that you can freely eat or talk.

Appearance Improvement

• Restoration can also be done to improve your smile because these restorations are custom-made like your natural teeth. Porcelain crowns mainly do well in matching existing teeth.

Protection for Weak Teeth

• Crowns act like a protective cap over a tooth weakened after decay or injury or a root canal procedure.

Prevent Shifting of Teeth

• A void within teeth could create movements among the other teeth to fill this space, leading to misalignment. A bridge fills that empty space and keeps your bite aligned and unchanged.

Durability and Longevity

• With proper care, crowns and bridges could last for years. This means a long-term dental solution.

Am I a Candidate for a Crown or Bridge?

In the following cases, you might require crowns or bridges:

Damaged or weakened teeth requiring strengthening

One or more missing teeth

Need for aesthetics due to teeth being discolored or oddly shaped

Have trouble chewing or speaking due to having some teeth missing

And of course, consulting with your dentist would be the step to take to know whether a crown or bridge is appropriate for you.

How Long Do Crowns and Bridges Last?

According to proper maintenance, the crowns and bridges can remain for a span of not less than a decade onwards to fifteen years. Various characteristics thus can determine: oral hygiene habits, chewing and dietary habits teeth grinding or clenching nightguard may be used as protection, Regular dental visits for monitoring.

Why Choose Crowns and Bridges?

What is a crown? It is a substitute device to restore teeth that are badly damaged or missing by mimicking closely the lost tooth structure; a crown would be placed on a tooth or implant that connects to one or more other crowns to make a fixed bridge, which is then put in permanently as an artificial tooth.

In this manner, the working of teeth is improved while maintaining appearance, while giving you the confidence to show off that beautiful smile of yours.

If you have damaged or lost a tooth, then book an appointment with your dentist so that, together, you may talk about crowns and bridges as two dental restorations available to bring back good looks to your smile.

Post-Treatment Care and Maintenance

Proper care of a restoration placed on you is paramount for longevity.

✔Oral Hygiene: Brush & Floss Well

Good oral hygiene entails brushing twice daily and cleaning once with floss or any other inter-dental appliances, like special flosses or interdental brushes that may be required to clean around the bridge.

✔Do not chew hard or sticky foods

Chewing on ice or hard candies or other equally sticky foods can damage crowns and bridges for sure, but in reasonable amounts, these are seldom damaged.

✔Regular Dental Visits

Regular dental visits and cleanings will help keep your restoration in good shape and your oral health at its best.

✔Observe for Any Signs of Wear or Damage

If loosening, pain, or chipping is noticed, you should see your dentist for evaluation.