4620 East Douglas, Suite 100 Wichita, KS 67208
Restore Your Smile with Crowns
A crown’s function is to restore a fragile or broken-down tooth to its original strength. Crowns are typically used for teeth that have decayed to a broken, worn, or partially destroyed tooth. Teeth that have undergone a root canal are also candidates for crowns. Essentially crowns become a tooth’s new outer surface because they are permanently over an existing tooth to cover the part above your gum line.
To decide if a crown is the best method to regain the aesthetics and complete functionality for your smile we consider many factors. We may suggest a crown if there is a larger filling that is beginning to break down or is causing cracks in a tooth. It is typically necessary to employ a crown after you have had a root canal. Fractures can be caused by grinding and clenching your teeth and also cause excessive wear. To protect the teeth from breaking in these cases it would be beneficial to have the complete coverage of the crown.
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Pauly Dental’s Crown Treatment
In order to create crowns that look, feel and function just like your natural teeth, Dr. Terra Pauly and our team take great pride in our work. Porcelain, metal, or both are used to make our crowns. In order to look like your natural teeth’s translucency and achieve a very strong finish we suggest using porcelain crowns.
Your impressions and diagnostic images will be used by our dental laboratory technician to examine all aspects of your mouth and teeth. To ensure your jaw movements and bite function properly once we place the crown, your crown is sculpted uniquely for your teeth.
Digital X-rays and intraoral photos will be used to explain your diagnosis and address any questions you may have by Dr. Pauly during your crown consultation. Post-treatment care, why a crown may be required and what the procedure entails will be thoroughly discussed with you. The cost and potential risks of opting out of the crown treatment will be covered as well.
Restoring Strength and Beauty with Advanced All-Ceramic Dental Crowns
At the office of Pauly Dental, we’ve established a reputation for excellence based upon providing skilled and experienced state-of-the-art care. We’re dedicated to keeping pace with the latest technology and advances in treatment to provide our patients with the highest quality of care.
Despite the fact that dental enamel is stronger than bone and the hardest substance in your body, your teeth remain vulnerable to cavities and trauma. While dental fillings can provide an excellent way to repair a decayed or damaged tooth, they don’t always provide the right solution for rebuilding a strong, functional one. When too much tooth structure is compromised by dental decay, trauma, root canals, or habitual clenching and grinding, a filling just won’t do. In these situations, a dental crown provides a better way to restore the involved tooth's integrity, function, and appearance.
Thanks to advances in dental ceramics, dental crowns today don’t have to be fabricated from metal or have a metal substrate. We can now fabricate all-ceramic crowns that offer the benefits of being metal-free, durable, long-lasting, and as beautiful as a natural tooth.
At the office of Pauly Dental, patient care, comfort, and satisfaction are our top priorities. We personalize every treatment plan to address our patients’ oral healthcare needs and fulfill their cosmetic expectations of care.
Why You May Need a Dental Crown
Successful outcomes of care depend on careful treatment planning and paying close attention to a patient’s smile goals and expectations of care. Whether you need a dental crown or one of the many other services we provide, you can count on our office to explain your best options in care and to address all your questions and concerns every step of the way.
A dental crown is a full-coverage restoration that replicates the form and function of a natural tooth. It’s often recommended in the following the situations:
- To repair and rebuild a tooth with extensive structural damage due to decay or trauma
- To replace a large or broken filling
- To restore a dental implant
- To provide full coverage for the abutment teeth, serving as the supporting ends of a traditional dental bridge
- To strengthen and protect a tooth that has undergone root canal therapy
- To improve the look of an undersized, slightly misaligned, darkly stained, or misshapen tooth
- To address bite discrepancies
What Are the Benefits Offered by Ceramic Crowns?
Out of all the available materials for a full-coverage restoration today, metal-free crowns, also known as all-ceramic crowns, offer the most lifelike and biocompatible results. Once commonly referred to as “porcelain jackets,” today’s all-ceramic crowns are fabricated from the most advanced generations of cosmetically appealing, durable, and natural-looking materials. With strength comparable to traditional metal and porcelain fused to metal crowns, all-ceramic crowns provide a highly satisfying and long-lasting option in care.
As the name implies, the term all-ceramic crown means the crown's entire thickness is 100% ceramic. While in the past, porcelain or all-ceramic crowns looked better but did not offer the strength and durability of porcelain fused to metal crowns, it’s no longer the case. Thanks to advances in dental materials, they are stronger and more reliable than ever before.
Here are just some of the reasons we recommend an all-ceramic crown:
- All-Ceramic crowns interact with light in much the same way as natural teeth and more closely mimic their translucency and luster
- All-Ceramic crowns can be made thinner and require less reduction and preparation of the underlying tooth
- All-Ceramic crowns are lighter in weight than dental crowns that incorporate a metal substructure
- All-Ceramic crowns are also kinder to the surrounding soft tissues.
- All-Ceramic crowns are resistant to stain and discoloration
- All-Ceramic crowns are metal-free and safer for individuals with allergies or sensitivities to metal
- All-Ceramic crowns resemble a natural tooth in its entirety and do not have a metal margin, which is often visible at the gumline
The Type of Ceramic Crown Selected Depends on Your Needs
You can rest assured that your new ceramic crown will look naturally beautiful and blend seamlessly with your smile. Our office never compromises on service or materials; your new crown is milled from the latest generation of durable ceramic materials, for the most aesthetically pleasing and natural-looking results.
With the range of dental ceramics available today, which type gets selected to fabricate your new crown depends upon the tooth's location, the stresses on that tooth, and the case's aesthetic requirements. Certain types of all-ceramic crowns are more suited to provide the strength needed for back teeth, while other types better address a front tooth's aesthetic requirements. Although Feldspathic porcelain has been traditionally used in the fabrication of porcelain crowns, today, newer generations of dental ceramics provide options that work for the front teeth as well as the back teeth.
Some of the most popular and effective choices include the following:
- Lithium Disilicate Porcelain Crowns
- Leucite Reinforced Pressable Porcelain Crowns
- Solid or Monolithic Zirconia
- High Translucent Zirconia.
With multiple types of all-ceramic crowns to choose from, selecting the right material for an attractive, durable, and long-lasting restorative outcome is a crucial decision.
At the office Pauly Dental, we carefully analyze your smile's functional and aesthetic requirements to formulate a treatment plan that's right for you. You can rely on our office to recommend the type of ceramic restoration that best suits the unique needs of your smile while fulfilling your expectations of care.
Why Choose the Office of Pauly Dental?
When it comes to helping patients achieve a smile, they feel confident sharing with the world; you can depend on the office of Pauly Dental for the highest quality of care. We strive to help every patient maintain optimal oral health and enjoy the benefits of a smile that looks great and functions at its best. Our practice maintains a position at the forefront of advances in dentistry to offer patients effective and satisfying solutions for improving the look, feel, and function of their smiles.
We understand the functional and aesthetic requirements of restoring smiles and provide skilled care that successfully combines the art and science of dentistry to achieve outstanding treatment outcomes. At the office of Pauly Dental, we offer a comprehensive range of services to address all your family’s oral healthcare needs.
For more information on our office or to schedule an appointment for care, give us a call today.
