Crowns and Bridges Treatment at Punyam Dental Clinic
Dental crowns and bridges, are fixed dental prosthesis that are used to replace missing teeth, Missing teeth can cause the surrounding teeth to become displaced. They can also be used to replace damaged or cracked teeth so that the function of the natural tooth can be restored.
Dental Crowns fix & restore the damaged teeth which require more support in the form of ceramic material. .Dental Bridges help replacing the missing teeth and provide support to the surrounding teeth to help retain the integrity of the jaw and facial feature and function of the teeth.
What are Dental Crowns?
Dental crowns are also known as caps, which restore the damaged teeth and is of the exact , shape and color of the natural teeth/adjacent teeth. Dental crowns are indicated for :
- To restore the tooth structure after root canal procedure,
- To provide additional support to bridges and to cover the discolored and cracked teeth.
- To hold the dental bridge
- Crowns / bridges ca also be used to cover the discolored teeth.
- To give strength to a weaker tooth structure.
What are Dental Bridges?
A dental bridge restores the function of biting/chewing who has one or multiple missing teeth. Dental bridges prevent the adjacent teeth from shifting or migrating . A non-replaced missing tooth may result in adjacent teeth to become unstable or move and therefore, compromising oral health or bring about changes the facial structure like sinking in of cheeks and reduce the attractiveness of the smile.
Dental bridges are unlike partial dentures, they need no removal because they are permanently fixed over natural tooth structure. The missing or lost tooth is replaced with a prosthetic tooth (artificial) connected between the two natural teeth, which are permanently cemented/fixed with the help of surrounding teeth.
Benefits of Crown Implant
- Restoration of Tooth Anatomy: A dental crown is the best option for protecting and re-restoration of the natural tooth.
- Esthetics: Along with the restoration of your teeth, a dental crown also provides you an esthetic advantage. Crowns are also made to restore the original shape of your teeth. The shades of the crown are similar to your adjacent teeth/natural teeth, thus enhancing the natural smile.
Benefits of Dental Bridges
- Functional Restoration: With the help of dental bridges, we can restore your dental functions. With the help of this, you’ll be able to chew easily and even it brings the clarity to your speech which may have been lost due to the missing natural tooth.
- Distributes the Force: The bridge structure distributes the chewing force equally to the adjacent teeth, making the chewing easier.
What Are the Types of Crown Implant?
- Ceramic- These are popularly used for restoring your front teeth as they blend with your natural tooth color.
- Gold alloys–This dental crown is made up of the mix of gold, copper and other metal elements as they provide the strength to your teeth.
- Base metal alloys– These crowns are made of non-reactive metals that are strongly resistant. These allow our prosthodontists to not remove the natural tooth before the fitting.
- Porcelain-fused to metal– These are advanced porcelains which provide much better support to your teeth as it is supported by a metal structure.
What Are the Types of Dental Bridges?
- Maryland Bridge– It is made from a metal framework, where the prosthetic teeth are attached to the metal wings through a dental bridge procedure.
- Cantilever Dental Bridge-This dental bridge is supported by only one abutment tooth and fills the gap formed by the missing teeth. In such cases, the pontic is placed outside the abutment teeth.
- Traditional Bridge– This is the most common bridge used in the dental bridge procedure; this is made up of ceramics or porcelain.
At Punyam Dental Clinic we offer complete and satisfactory dental care to patients for crowns and bridges. We use digital intra – oral scanners for our crowns/bridges procedures. We have highly skilled experts who help you achieve a perfect outcome through advanced technologies and give you back your desired smile and restore the lost functions.
