Tooth decay and damage can prove to be more than a health risk. It also comes with a deterioration of your smile. However, modern dental methods allow us to restore even severely damaged teeth to a natural and bright appearance. With dental crowns, you can give your smile a second chance, even after severe damage or decay.
What is a full mouth reconstruction?
The use of dental crowns occurs when a tooth is severely damaged or decayed. There are two main goals of a crown:
- One goal is to reinforce and restore the structural integrity of the tooth.
- The second goal is to preserve as much of the original tooth as possible.
Maintaining the original tooth helps prevent the need for a full tooth extraction. Crowns act as an undetectable cap that dentists put on top of the natural tooth. In other words, they are a means to restore the appearance and function of your teeth.
Do I need dental crowns?
Dental crowns can provide benefits to a wide range of patients suffering from tooth decay or damage. They are usually needed for any of the reasons below:
- Protect Weak, Chipped or Cracked Teeth
- Restore a Broken or Worn Down Tooth
- Hold a Dental Bridge in Place
- Cover & Support a Large Filling
- Cover Misshapen or Discolored Teeth
- Restore Function to a Tooth After a Root Canal
- Cover and Seal Dental Implant
- Cosmetic Modification to Enhance Smile Beauty
You can even receive multiple crowns at once, even if your teeth are in different states. The reason for this is that every single crown is custom-made to meet your needs.
What Is the Process for Getting Dental Crowns?
The first step is having Dr. Artur Arkelakyan perform an oral exam and consultation. Our dentist will go over and review what goals you would like to achieve and see if you are an ideal candidate.
Dental crowns are custom made for each tooth. The crown matches the shape, size, and color, so it looks as natural as possible. Our goal is for them to blend into the rest of your smile, subtly enhancing and completing it without standing out. Once our office takes a mold of your teeth, we will order the custom crowns to later cement in place.
The whole process is virtually painless when performed by an expert. We make every effort to ensure a comfortable and pleasant experience every step of the way.
What Advantages Do Crowns Provide?
Crowns have proven to be a very effective and reliable dental treatment. The tooth caps provide a rock-solid solution for a wide range of dental problems. With crowns, patients can receive benefits such as:
- Receiving tooth support for a weak and decaying tooth
- Preventing a damaged tooth from further deteriorating
- Stabilizes and protects a tooth after a root canal treatment
- Help keep together a tooth that has big cracks
- Provides protective covering for a dental implant
- Uplifts a smile by improving the shape and color of a tooth
- Great durability
How Long Do Crowns Last?
Like with anything, proper care and maintenance make a vast difference in lifespan. This difference is especially noticeable with crowns. On average, dental crowns can last you around 15 years. With proper care, many patients see their crowns last up to 25 to 30 years. It is all a matter of how well you keep up a care routine.
If one doesn’t practice good oral hygiene, expect crown problems. If not careful, crowns can chip and crack. This chip and cracks can lead to increase chances of decay for your tooth underneath. So a replacement crown will become necessary. These potential problems are why our dentist stresses the importance of oral checkups. Our excellent and reliable dentist believes in prevention first.
Fortunately, caring for your dental crowns is not much different from a regular oral care routine. We will provide you with complete instructions on how to extend the length of your crowns through proper care.
Does Insurance Cover The Procedure?
Insurance coverage and costs depend on various factors. If someone doesn’t have insurance, out of pocket costs are high. If you do have dental insurance, many questions need answering. Such as who is your carrier? What elected coverage do you have? Does your plan have a deductible? Is there a copay with your plan?
Luckily our team at Coastland dental is here to help you navigate the cost and insurance maze. Our Burbank dentist office will help do benefits check if you do have dental insurance. So if you have decayed or damaged, teeth call us today. For many patients, we can save bad looking teeth from extraction. Get seen by us today, so we don’t have to pull your tooth out tomorrow in the future.
Schedule Your Consultation
If you have decayed or damaged, teeth call us today. The sooner you treat damage and decay, the sooner you can achieve a smile that you can be proud of. For many patients, we can save unhealthy-looking teeth from extraction and restore them to a bright appearance. When you get treatment sooner, you can prevent more complicated procedures or problems in the future.