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Dental
Services - Crowns
If your tooth is damaged but not lost, a crown (also called
a cap) can be used to cover the damaged part of your tooth.
A crown protects your tooth from further damage.
You may need a crown if;
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You have a root canal; |
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You have a large filling in a tooth; |
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You have a broken tooth; or |
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Your tooth is badly stained, not the right
shape or out of line. |
Crowns can be made of different kinds of metals, porcelain
or porcelain fused to metal. They are strong and last for
about 10 years, if you take good care of them. Brush and floss
your crown, just like you clean your natural teeth.
But crowns and replacement teeth may not be as strong as your
natural teeth, so:
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Do not bite down on hard objects; |
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Do not use your teeth to open or cut things;
and |
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Do not do these these things with your
natural teeth either. |
| Here's
How A Crown Is Made: |
| Step
1 |
Your
dentist may take a mold (or an impression) of your tooth
to fit a temporary crown. It protects your tooth until
the final, permanent crown is ready. Temporary crowns
may not have the same shape and colour as permanent
crown. |
| Step
2 |
The
tooth and area is aneasthasized (frozen). He or she
then reduces the tooth surface to make room for the
crown. |
| Step
3 |
Another
mold (or impression) is taken of the filed-down tooth
and nearby teeth. Then the temporary crown is placed
over your tooth and you are sent on your way. |
| Step
4 |
This
mold is sent to a dental lab, where your permanent crown
is custom-made. The mold of your tooth is used to make
a model. A filling (or restoration) that is the same
size and shape as your tooth is built based on the model. |
| Step
5 |
On
your next visit, your dentist takes off the temporary
crown and puts on the permanent one. Then he or she
checks to make sure the crown is the right fit, shape
and colour. If it is, your dentist then cements the
crown into place. Your tooth will look and work very
much like a natural tooth. |
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