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Dental Crown and
Bridge
Doctor Smile
Dental Clinic Pattaya. |
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“Dental Crown and Bridge" at Doctor
Smile Dental Pattaya Thailand-Our practice provides the highest-quality
dental services for restoring mouths that have been damaged
by dental disease and injury and common problems
that require cosmetic dentistry. Our primary goal for our patients
is to achieve and maintain optimum oral health through advances
in techniques, technologies and by maintaining their scheduled
dental exams.
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A crown is a permanent covering
that fits over an original tooth that is either
decayed, damaged or cracked. Crowns are made
of a variety of different materials such as porcelain,
gold, acrylic resin or a mix of these materials.
Porcelain generally has the most natural appearance.
What are Tooth Crowns?
Grinding your teeth, an improper bite, age, fillings
and tooth decay can all be contributing factors
in the wearing down, cracking or breakage of
your teeth. Dental crowns cover the entire visible
surface of your affected tooth and add strength,
durability and tooth stability
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What is the difference
between a dental filling and a dental crown?
Whereas a filling covers only a portion
of the tooth, a dental crown completely encases
the visible area of the
tooth,creating a brand
new outer surface for your tooth.
Who is a candidate for Tooth Crowns?
Grinding
your teeth, an improper bite, age, fillings
and tooth decay can all be contributing factors
in the wearing
down, cracking or breakage
of your teeth. Dental crowns cover the entire
visible surface of your affected tooth
and
add strength, durability and tooth stability.
Your
cosmetic dentist will usually be able to spot
problem areas in your mouth that
might lead to tooth damage
and a need for
crowns. Chewing patterns play a big role
as well. By selectively grinding the tips
of your
middle and back teeth (called cusps)
will alter your bite to reduce the stress
on at-risk teeth.
In other instances, crowns
are used to replace a actual missing tooth.
These crowns are
anchored to the teeth
on either side, with
a bridge section connecting the two crowns.
Instead of bridges, single tooth dental implants
may be used that eliminate the need for supporting
the crowns.
How are Tooth Crowns Attached to your
Tooth?
Your cosmetic dentist will make an impression
of the tooth and a dental laboratory will
create the crown.
You will typically leave
the office with a temporary crown to wear
while the permanent crown is being
made
- this takes about two weeks. The permanent
crown is then cemented onto your tooth.
Typically, only two
visits are required
for this part of the procedure. Often,
a preliminary restoration of your tooth
may be needed
before a crown can be placed.
To stabilize your tooth, a filling must
first be put in place prior to placing
a crown
due to the loss of original tooth
structure. Tooth crowns usually last ten
to fifteen years.
Be sure to discuss with
your cosmetic dentist that the cement color
used for
your permanent crown will be the
same as
used for your temporary crown. A try in
paste is used for this purpose. The color
of the cement does
affect the overall color
of a porcelain crown, so this needs to
be discussed long before your temporary
crown is
placed.
In some cases your cosmetic dentist
may choose to use a Flipper instead of
a temporary
crown.
A Flipper is a false tooth to temporarily
take the place of a missing tooth before
the permanent crown is placed.
A Flipper
can be attached via either a wire or a
plastic piece that fits in the roof of
your mouth.
Flippers are meant to be a
temporary solution while awaiting the permanent
crown.
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Is it possible for
my dental crown to pop off?
Although unlikely, occasionally a dental crown
will pop off, in which case the crown must be
replaced immediately, due to tooth sensitivity
and aesthetic appearance. In the case that this
happens, please call your dentist immediately.
Will my dental crown look and feel natural?
A porcelain dental crown looks and feels exactly
like a real tooth, so nobody, including you,
should be able to tell the difference. If anything,
your new dental crown will enhance the look
of your smile.
Advantages?
Dental crowns offer a big advantage over dental
fillings because they are fabricated "away
from the mouth". As the dental crown is
made in the dental laboratory, the technician
can visualize and examine all aspects of bite
and jaw movements, from a variety of angles,
and sculpt the dental crown for a perfect anatomy.
This ensures a great deal of accuracy for comfort
and fit.
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for a patient receiving a crown involves: |
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When a tooth is fractured or
has large old fillings,
It might need to replaced with a crown. |
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First the doctor removes decay,
and then shapes the
tooth so that the crown
can be placed on top of it. |
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The doctor will take an impression of the
new shape of
the tooth. That impression will be sent to
a lab, where the permanent crown will be
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On a subsequent visit, you
will have your temporary crown removed and
your permanent crown placed.
Now you are
on your way to a new and beautiful smile! |
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Numbing the tooth to remove
the decay in or around it. |
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Re-sculpturing the tooth to provide an
ideal fit for the crown. |
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Making an impression of your teeth in order
to create a custom-made crown (usually takes
two weeks). |
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Making a temporary crown out of acrylic
resin and fitting it onto the tooth during
the interim period when the permanent custom-made
crown is being created. |
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Applying the permanent crown (when received
from the lab) by removing the temporary crown
and fitting the permanent one onto the tooth. |
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After ensuring that the crown has the proper
look and fit, the dentist cements it into
place. |
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This process generally consists of a minimum
of 2-3 visits over a three to four week period. |
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Once the procedure
is completed, proper dental hygiene, including
daily brushing and flossing, is required to maintain
healthy, bacteria-free teeth, gums and crowns.
This helps in the prevention of gum disease.
Given proper care, your crowns can last a lifetime.
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A dental bridge crown (or pontic)
is a custom-made false tooth or teeth,
that is
permanently placed between two healthy teeth,
filling in the area left by a missing tooth or
teeth. The bridge is held in place by porcelain
crowns placed on the healthy teeth on each side
of space to be filled.
Bridges reduce the risk
of gum disease, limit the shifting of remaining
teeth, help correct some bite problems and help
improve speech.
We fabricate dental bridges with frameworks that
can be customized as per the customer's requirements.
We provide dental bridges manufactured using
high-grade ceramic, quality porcelain, porcelain-gold
bonds and other strong materials. Our bridges
are optimized to offer optimum biocompatibility & functionality
while still being aesthetically pleasing. |
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A bridge may be necessary
to prevent:
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Shifting of the teeth that
can lead to bite problems (occlusion) and/or
jaw problems and resultant
periodontal
disease. |
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Bridges safeguard the integrity of existing
teeth and help maintain a healthy, vibrant
smile. |
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There are two main types of bridges,
namely:
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Fixed bridge-
this is the most popular and consists of
a filler tooth that is attached to two
crowns, which fit over the existing teeth
and hold the bridge in place. |
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The Cantilever bridge is often used when
there are teeth on only one side of the
span. A typical three-unit cantilever bridge
consists of two crowned teeth positioned
next to each other on the same side of
the missing tooth space. The filler tooth
is then connected to the two crowned teeth,
which extend into the missing tooth space
or end. |
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