Dental Crowns
Porcelain Crowns Houston Texas
Also called a dental cap, a dental crown is a natural-looking cover that fits snugly over a tooth to conceal cracks, bad discoloration, injury, or chipping. Dr. J. Scott Anderson can help fabricate and install dental crowns at his Houston area office.
Dental crowns minimize physical discomfort and provide support to damaged teeth. Ultimately, dental crowns can improve the overall appearance of your smile while making your teeth more resistant to injury. This is a reliable method and can be done with a few visits. We only provide durable crowns that are almost identical in appearance to a normal tooth.
Here are the steps we follow with a new porcelain crown procedure:
- We make a mold (or an impression) of your tooth to fit a temporary dental crown. It protects your tooth until the final, permanent, porcelain crown is ready. Temporary crowns may not have the same shape and color as permanent ones.
- After freezing the area, we file down your tooth to make room for the porcelain crown.
- Another mold (or impression) is taken of the filed-down tooth and nearby teeth. Then the temporary dental crown is placed over your tooth and you are sent on your way.
- This mold is sent to a dental lab, where your porcelain crown is custom-made. The mold of your tooth is used to make a model. A restoration that is the same size and shape as your tooth is built based on the model.
- On your next visit, we remove the temporary dental crown and put on the permanent one. Then we check to make sure the crown is the right fit, shape and color. If it is, we cement the porcelain crown into place. Your tooth will look and work very much like a natural tooth.
In the Houston Texas area, contact Willowbrook Dental Care or complete the simple form on the right of this page today to learn more about dental porcelain crowns and to schedule your free consultation.
