Crowns & Bridges
A crown (commonly referred to as a cap) is a dental restoration that completely covers a tooth and is permanently cemented to it. A crown is used to restore a tooth that is badly broken or decayed and needs to be rebuilt to its normal size and appearance to prevent its loss. Crowns can also be used for cosmetic reasons when the original size, color or shape of your teeth is not attractive and needs to be modified. Dr. Vargas can fabricate beautiful crowns with the translucency and feel of natural teeth.
For patients who are missing several teeth, he may recommend a bridge. A bridge is a dental restoration that spans an area that has missing teeth, replaces them and is permanently cemented to natural teeth at each end.
Both crowns and bridges can now be fabricated completely out of porcelain, without the need for supporting frames made out of metal. Those all-ceramic restorations are as strong as the traditional metal-and–porcelain ones and they have two very significant advantages:
- They do not have an unsightly metal collar showing
at the gum line, and
- The lack of a metal frame underneath allows the light to pass through the teeth undisturbed, resulting in a very natural bright colored restoration as opposed to a dull opaque one.
Ask Dr. Vargas about all-ceramic restorations during
your consultation.
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