Crowns / Caps

A crown is a restoration that covers, or caps, a tooth to restore it to its normal shape and size. Its purpose is to strengthen or improve the appearance of a tooth. A crown is placed for a number of reasons:

• to replace an older, large, leaky filling

• to protect weak teeth from cracking

• to restore an already cracked tooth

• to cover badly shaped or discolored teeth

• to cover a dental implant

If you want your smile to be your crowning glory, you need healthy, attractive teeth. When they are cracked, stained, or damaged: your teeth detract from your dental health and your appearance. To restore them, you may be a candidate for a crown.


Root Canals


A root canal is a procedure that allows an infected tooth to be saved. The process of a root canal includes removing bacteria, nerve tissue, the organic debris left over from the breakdown of nerve tissue and bacteria toxins from the area that was originally occupied by the tooth’s nerve tissue. Once the toxic material in the area has been cleaned out completely the second half of the root canal treatment involves filling in and sealing up the interior of the root. This is to keep bacteria from re-entering and growing in the previously infected area. The purpose of a root canal is to keep the gum tissue healthy where the infection took place. After a root canal a crown must be placed on the tooth that was saved. Root canals have an undeserved reputation of being painful when in actuality the procedure is no more painful than a filling. Patients are completely numb during root canal surgery. The pain is usually experienced before the root canal treatment is done in the form of a tooth ache.

Dental Implants


If you are missing one or more teeth you may be a candidate for dental implants. Dental implants are permanently inserted into the jaw and a chemical/mechanical bond is formed. The jaw bone is actually able to grow into the implant making it just as stable as a real tooth. Implants can replace a single tooth, multiple teeth, or allow people with full dentures the ability to instead wear a partial denture that can be anchored in the mouth by the implanted teeth.

Let Dr. “G” tell you if you’re a candidate for dental implants.

Bridges


A bridge is a permanent way to replace one or more teeth that have been lost. If you are already missing any teeth, you should already be aware of their importance to your appearance and dental health. Missing even just one tooth can create havoc in the mouth and often is the cause of many other dental problems such as shifting. Shifting of the teeth can disrupt a smile and cause uneven chewing surfaces which will create more dental problems. Your teeth work together to help you chew, speak, and smile. When you are missing teeth the remaining teeth have to take on the additional work load and will often fracture.. Fortunately, missing teeth can and should be replaced. You can restore your oral health and your smile with a bridge.