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Crowns Minneapolis
What are Dental Crowns used for?
A dental crown is a tooth-shaped "cap" that is placed over a tooth, covering the tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, and/or to improve its appearance. Dental crowns are commonly used to address tooth problems stemming from decay, damage and discoloration. The custom-made, tooth-shaped cap is designed to completely encase a damaged tooth above the gum line. Dental crowns are used for several reasons. Your Minneapolis dentist might recommend crowns depending on your unique condition, after looking at the different possibilities for treatment.
A dental crown may be needed to protect a weak tooth from breaking or to hold together parts of a cracked tooth. They can also restore an already broken tooth or a tooth that has been severely worn down, or even cover and support a tooth with a large filling when there isn't a lot of tooth left. Dental crowns are also commonly used to hold a dental bridge in place, and to cover misshapen or severely discolored teeth. A dental crown is also used to cover a dental implant.
Crowns in Minneapolis, or anywhere else for that matter, are most often used to improve the cosmetic appearance of a discolored, misshapen, broken or worn down tooth, and they are available in a wide variety of materials. Many are made from porcelain fused to metal, while some are made from metals such as gold alloy, or palladium. In other cases, they are made from resin or are all-ceramic or all-porcelain. Each material has its own unique advantages and disadvantages.
A metal crown for instance is durable and light weight and seldom breaks or chips. Importantly, less tooth enamel needs to be removed from a tooth in which a metal crown is being fitted. However, their metallic color means they are best suited for molars and out of sight teeth.
Similarly, a crown that is made from porcelain fused to metal is cosmetically better looking because it can be color-matched with the other teeth. All-resin crowns are the least expensive option but they are also the least durable and seldom last more than a few years. Both, all-porcelain and all-ceramic crowns are popular because they allow for the best color matching among all the other materials.
If you live in Minneapolis or St. Paul, crowns can provide a number of benefits for your damaged or discolored teeth. Talk to your dentist to find out the best options for your condition.
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A dental crown may be needed to protect a weak tooth from breaking or to hold together parts of a cracked tooth. They can also restore an already broken tooth or a tooth that has been severely worn down, or even cover and support a tooth with a large filling when there isn't a lot of tooth left. Dental crowns are also commonly used to hold a dental bridge in place, and to cover misshapen or severely discolored teeth. A dental crown is also used to cover a dental implant.
Crowns in Minneapolis, or anywhere else for that matter, are most often used to improve the cosmetic appearance of a discolored, misshapen, broken or worn down tooth, and they are available in a wide variety of materials. Many are made from porcelain fused to metal, while some are made from metals such as gold alloy, or palladium. In other cases, they are made from resin or are all-ceramic or all-porcelain. Each material has its own unique advantages and disadvantages.
A metal crown for instance is durable and light weight and seldom breaks or chips. Importantly, less tooth enamel needs to be removed from a tooth in which a metal crown is being fitted. However, their metallic color means they are best suited for molars and out of sight teeth.
Similarly, a crown that is made from porcelain fused to metal is cosmetically better looking because it can be color-matched with the other teeth. All-resin crowns are the least expensive option but they are also the least durable and seldom last more than a few years. Both, all-porcelain and all-ceramic crowns are popular because they allow for the best color matching among all the other materials.
If you live in Minneapolis or St. Paul, crowns can provide a number of benefits for your damaged or discolored teeth. Talk to your dentist to find out the best options for your condition.
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3909 Silver Lake Rd.
St. Anthony, MN 55421
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