Porcelain Crowns and Bridges: Restore your Smile at Smile San Diego, Chula Vista and Mission Valley
Porcelain dental restorations in the form of crowns and bridges are a dramatic improvement over the metal restorations of the past, which could cause discoloration and possibly lead to adverse reactions. With all-porcelain restorations from Smile San Diego of Mission Valley and Chula Vista, our San Diego-area patients enjoy smiles that are healthy, strong, and beautiful. Learn how our restorative dentists can employ custom-fitted porcelain crowns and bridges to bring your smile back to its beautiful best.
Porcelain Crowns
Dental crowns are also commonly referred to as “caps” because they are designed to fit entirely over a tooth that has been damaged, broken, or otherwise compromised. A crown will not only restore the appearance of a damaged tooth, but will lend that tooth structural support and minimize discomfort and sensitivity. While other restorative dentists may use crowns made from a number of different metals, this can lead to health risks, allergic reactions, and that telltale black line at the gums. At Smile San Diego of Mission Valley and Chula Vista, our restorative dentists use only the finest porcelain crowns for a natural finish and worry-free restoration of tooth structure.
The porcelain crown process requires two visits to our offices in the San Diego area. On the first visit, your dentist may perform a root canal to remove any infection from the tooth to be treated. He or she will then gently file down the tooth’s surface to make room for the crown, take an impression of your mouth, and fit you with a temporary crown while a dental laboratory crafts your crown out of high-quality porcelain. When your porcelain crown is ready, you will return to our offices to have it fitted over your damaged tooth and permanently affixed into place.
Porcelain Bridges
Porcelain dental bridges are replacement teeth that are permanently cemented into place where a tooth has been lost. Bridges are not surgically attached to artificial tooth roots like dental implants are, but they are secured to crowns placed on the teeth adjacent to the gap left by a missing tooth. While porcelain bridges provide a natural-looking solution when a tooth is missing, they also serve a very important function by preventing bacteria from settling into gaps and surrounding teeth from shifting position. Also unlike dental implants, porcelain bridges require some special hygienic maintenance, but many patients favor them because they are faster and more cost effective than the implantation process. If you have lost a tooth to infection, breakage, or any other factor, a porcelain bridge from or Smile San Diego in Mission Valley and Chula Vista may be the restorative dentistry solution for you.
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Restorative dentistry solutions such as porcelain crowns and bridges require the experience of a highly trained dentist for the most natural look and the most effective restoration of tooth structure. If you live in the San Diego area and would like to learn more about porcelain crowns and bridges, you can trust the restorative dentistry teams at Smile San Diego in Mission Valley and Chula Vista for an honest answer and fantastic results. Contact us to schedule a complementary consultation with a member of our team.