Crown and Bridges
What Is a Dental Crown?
Crowns are a restoration to maintain health, ensure proper function, and enhance the beauty of teeth that have sustained significant damage or decay. Your dentist may also recommend a crown to:
- Cover and complete a dental implant.
- Protect your tooth after a root canal treatment.
- Anchor a dental bridge.
- Improve the appearance of a misshapen or discolored tooth.
- Strengthen a tooth that is fractured or weak.
- Support a tooth with a large filling and little remaining natural tooth structure.
A dental crown is designed to fit over the entire tooth beginning at the gum line. It may be made of several materials, including zirconia, porcelain, gold, or porcelain fused to metal. The best material for each situation will be determined by location, condition, and esthetics, ensuring your new crown is perfect!
We can often complete your crown in a single visit, utilizing digital dentistry and CEREC technology.
What Is a Dental Bridge?
Dental bridges are an alternative tooth replacement option for dental implants and dentures. Bridges are typically recommended to replace single teeth or several missing teeth in a row and are permanently fixed in the mouth using dental crowns or implants on either side of the gap.
Bridges Are Recommended to:
- Fill gaps in your mouth left by missing teeth.
- Reduce the chance of surrounding teeth moving out of place.
- Restore the functionality of your teeth for proper chewing and speaking.
- Improve the aesthetic appearance of your smile.
Dental bridges usually only require two appointments at our dental office. Our dentist will clean and prep your mouth during the first appointment and take an impression of your mouth to create the model for your bridge. The second appointment is the adjustment stage, where your bridge is checked for comfort and fitted into place.
Call Cheers Dental today at 952-432-8696 for more information about dental bridges in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and to schedule your consultation with one of our dentists.
Contact Our Team
To schedule an appointment and learn if a dental crown in Apple Valley, Minnesota, is right for you, call Cheers Dental today at 952-432-8696.