Dental Crowns Can Help
After root canal therapy, a removal of extensive decay, or oral trauma (tooth fracture), a beautiful dental crown from Zenith Dental Care may be just what you need to protect and beautify your tooth. Usually, crowns are made of precious metals, such as gold, porcelain or porcelain fused to metal. They cover teeth from the gum line to the very top.
Our top dentist in Dearborn, MI will examine the tooth in question and x-ray it to see if a crown would be suitable. If so, he'll take an oral impression and remove the damaged tooth enamel and/or old filling material. This process usually requires nothing more than a local anesthetic to numb the area around the tooth. He'll place a temporary restoration and send instructions to his preferred dental lab, where they specialize in dental crowns in Dearborn 48128. At the lab, a trained technician fabricates a customized crown with just the right shape and color for your smile.
On your return visit, Zenith Dental Care will remove the temporary crown and bond the permanent one in place. He takes the time to ensure it bites together with the opposing arch perfectly and does not crowd surrounding teeth.
You'll find your dental crown feels natural and looks great. Just care for it as you would your other teeth, brushing and flossing daily and coming to Zenith Dental Care for your check-up and professional teeth cleaning in Dearborn, MI 48128. It should last you ten years or more!
Dental Bridges Fill-In Spaces
If you have lost one or more adjoining teeth, don't despair. Zenith Dental Care can fill that gap with fixed bridgework.
Bridges are comprised of artificial teeth, or pontics, attached to neighboring natural teeth (abutments) via dental crowns. As with the crown procedure in Dearborn, MI, Zenith Dental Care does a comprehensive oral exam and takes impressions. His treatment plan tells the lab precisely how to make the bridgework.
Because the appliance involves crowns, the dentist prepares the abutment teeth by removing some enamel. This process ensures the bridgework will be properly supported and stay in place for its expected lifespan of ten years (according to the Cleveland Clinic).
The right crowns and bridges provide just that. If your smile needs a little revision, contact your Dearborn, MI dentist, Zenith Dental Care for a consultation at
(313) 406-9612.