Dental Crowns for enhancing your smile - Central Park South, NYC Dental Specialists
Restore Your Smile with Dental Crowns
Whether you’re putting the finishing touches on a dental implant or restoring a damaged tooth, crowns are a classic dental solution that can improve the health and appearance of your smile. Morgan Herman, DDS, Michael Herman, DDS, and the team at Beyond Dentistry NYC on Central Park South in New York City provide their patients with the highest quality crowns to keep them looking and feeling great.
What is a crown?
A crown is a tooth-shaped cap that’s permanently affixed to an existing root structure or a dental implant. Once in place, a crown feels and functions just like the portion of the tooth that it replaced. Depending on what material you use, a crown can look like just a natural tooth as well!
Why would I need a crown?
Crowns serve a wide range of purposes, such as:
Replacing a tooth that has been badly damaged from physical trauma
Reinforcing a tooth with a large filling or is severely decayed
Restoring the outer portion of a tooth after a root canal
Enhancing a tooth that has cosmetic defects
Providing a cap to a dental implant
Generally speaking, a crown replaces the outer portion of a tooth that’s not functioning like it should, thereby upgrading the appearance of your smile and improving your ability to properly chew and speak.
What are crowns made of?
Crowns can be fabricated from a few materials. Your Beyond Dentistry NYC dentist recommends a particular material depending on the function of the tooth that you’re replacing and your budgetary and cosmetic preferences. Some of the materials available today include:
Metals: Metals, such as gold, chromium, or nickel, are durable and long-lasting, but because their color doesn’t blend in with the rest of your smile, most people only get them for their back teeth.
Porcelain: Crowns that are made entirely of porcelain or porcelain fused to metal are popular choices for teeth that are visible because the porcelain looks similar to your natural tooth.
Resin: Resin is a good solution when you’re looking for a crown that’s less expensive than a metal or porcelain option.
What’s the process of getting a crown?
Installing a crown is a relatively easy process that requires two visits to the talented team at Beyond Dentistry NYC.
During your first visit, your dentist uses a local anesthetic to numb your tooth and its surrounding tissues, then files down some of your tooth’s enamel to make room for the crown. Next, they take an impression of your reshaped tooth, fit you with a temporary crown, and send your impression off to a lab where your permanent crown is made.
Once Beyond Dentistry NYC gets your permanent crown back from the lab, you return for a second visit at which your dentist removes your temporary crown and replaces it with the permanent one.
How do I care for my crown?
Crowns are easy to care for and require no special maintenance. You simply brush and floss them just like you do with your natural teeth!
To learn more about how Beyond Dentistry NYC can improve the look and function of your smile with a dental crown, schedule a consultation today.