Custom Dental Crown Caps in Brickell for a Healthy, Beautiful Smile
At HQ Dontics, we specialize in crafting custom dental crowns and caps designed to restore the functionality and appearance of your teeth. Whether you’re dealing with a damaged, decayed, or weakened tooth, dental crowns offer a long-lasting, durable solution that blends seamlessly with your natural teeth.
Our team of experienced dental professionals uses advanced techniques and high-quality materials to ensure that each dental crown provides both strength and aesthetics. We are committed to helping you achieve a healthy, confident smile that enhances your overall oral health.
What Are Dental Crown Caps?
Dental crowns, often called caps, are custom-made restorations that cover the entire surface of a tooth. They are typically used to restore teeth that are too damaged for fillings or other treatments. Made from materials like porcelain or ceramic, crowns are designed to match the natural color and shape of your teeth, providing a seamless, natural look.
Why do I need a Dental Crown?
There are a number of reasons why we may recommend that you get a crown: Following a root canal treatment, your tooth may become very brittle and discolored. Your tooth will be more prone to breakage, so a crown may be recommended to help prevent the tooth from breaking and also to cover up any darkness if it is in a front tooth.
Teeth with very large fillings often require a crown. The crown helps hold the tooth together and to provide strength to the weakened tooth.
How long does a Dental Crown last?
A dental crown usually lasts for 10-15 years, but they have been known to last for more than 25 years. The longevity of a crown depends on the health of the tooth beneath the crown and the root of your tooth. No matter how good the crown is, if the foundations it is sitting on are in poor condition, then the crown may not last. It is like building a house on sand, you can’t expect it to last. You need to take good care of your crown to help it last as long as possible. Brushing and flossing just as you do with your natural teeth will keep your crown and its surrounding gums healthy. Grinding or clenching your teeth can also lessen the life span of a crown.
What is a Dental Crown made of?
The different materials that dental crowns can be made of include metal, ceramic, or a combination of the two. Crowns containing metal are stronger than those that don’t, but they don’t look as natural as full porcelain crowns.
A gold crown is an alloy of a number of different metals. Although it is not made completely of gold, it will still be gold in color. You can also get crowns made of a different alloy which are silver in color.
Porcelain fused to metal crowns is made of a metal alloy base with porcelain on top. The metal substructure is used for strength and the porcelain on top makes the crown look like a real tooth. Porcelain can be made in a wide variety of colors to match your natural teeth. This is the most common type of crown that people get.
Procedure for getting a Dental Crown
The process of having a dental crown made requires two visits. During the first appointment, your tooth will be drilled down to the correct size. A number of impressions will then be taken to get accurate measurements of the tooth getting the crown, the surrounding teeth, and also the way your teeth bite together. A temporary crown made of acrylic will be placed over your tooth while you are waiting for your permanent crown to be made. A color will be chosen to match the crown to the neighboring teeth.
All of this information will be sent to a dental laboratory that will custom make the crown for you. The next appointment is when you get your crown. Firstly the temporary crown will be removed and the permanent crown will be placed over your tooth to check that it is fitting correctly. The crown will then be stuck permanently to your tooth using a very strong dental cement, which is like glue. We will check that your teeth are biting together correctly and make any adjustments as required. The crown may feel a little tight for a few days after having it placed. This is quite normal and you will soon get used to it.
Highlights:
- Crowns cover or “cap” a tooth to restore the normal function and appearance of the tooth.
- Crowns may be made as all metal, porcelain fused to metal or all-ceramic (porcelain).
- Crowns are indicated for teeth with very large fillings, teeth that have had a root canal, fractured teeth, and misshapen and/or discolored teeth.
- For those patients that suffer from dental anxiety, we offer Conscious Sedation to help you feel more relaxed during treatment.