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What to Expect from a Dental Crown Procedure
Crowns are a common dental treatment used for cosmetic and restorative reasons. If you’ve recently cracked or broken a tooth, your Tinley Park, Illinois dentist may recommend a crown procedure to repair the damage and restore your tooth’s usefulness. Learning more about dental crowns will give you greater confidence to avail yourself of this treatment when needed. These FAQs compiled by Dr. Mustafa Alkhawaja from Optima Dental Associates explain more about dental crowns and their uses.
What’s the purpose of a dental crown?
Crowns serve both cosmetic and restorative purposes in dentistry. They help repair broken teeth to keep them from having to be removed. They support severely decayed teeth when the damage is too extensive for a dental filling. Crowns strengthen weak and fragile teeth to prevent breakage and extend their usefulness.
Root canal teeth are often crowned to reinforce their compromised structure. Crowns also help complete other restorative treatments like dental implants and bridges. In cosmetic dentistry, crowns can be placed over misshapen or oddly sized teeth to improve their appearance.
What are the different types of crowns?
Traditional crowns are hollow caps that cover your entire tooth, restoring its original color, shape, and structure.
Inlays and onlays are also known as partial or 3/4 crowns. They only cover a section of your tooth to repair the damaged part
What are crowns made of?
Dental crowns can be made of metal or metal alloys like gold, nickel, and palladium. Metal crowns are the strongest and endure the longest, often the lifespan of your tooth. Ceramic and porcelain crowns look more like your natural teeth, making them more appropriate for teeth that are visible when you smile. With good oral care, they can last 15 or more years. We can also fortify these crowns by fusing them to metal.
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What are the steps to a dental crown procedure?
Crown treatment generally takes two dental visits. The steps to getting a crown are as follows:
- Consultation with Dr. Mustafa to determine if a crown is needed.
- Preparing your tooth to receive a crown by modifying its structure.
- Taking impressions of your tooth to get accurate measurements for your crown.
- Sending these impressions to a lab where custom crowns are fabricated.
- Covering your tooth with a temporary crown while your permanent crown is made.
- Placing your permanent crown once it’s ready.
Is crown treatment painful?
It’s natural to be concerned about pain when it comes to dental treatments. But the process of getting a crown isn’t painful. Dr. Mustafa will use a local anesthetic to keep you as comfortable as possible in the dental chair. If you suffer from dental anxiety, dental sedation is also an option to help you have a relaxing, stress-free procedure.
Where can I have a dental crown procedure completed?
Dr. Mustafa Alkhawaja and our team from Optima Dental Associates offer quality dental crown treatment to our Tinley Park, IL, patients. Contact us at (708) 315-2105 for all your restorative dental care needs.
