Am I a Dental Crown Candidate?

Serving Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale, Arizona

Dental crowns are designed to preserve damaged teeth by restoring both their function and appearance. Crowns encase your entire tooth, protecting the sensitive interior tissue from infection and decay. If you have teeth that are too weak to sustain white composite fillings or porcelain inlays and onlays (partial crowns), a full porcelain (or gold) crown can be an effective solution.

The material used in porcelain crowns responds to heat and cold same way your natural teeth do-expanding and contracting slightly to accommodate changes in temperature. Porcelain crowns can also be tinted to match the color of your natural teeth, making them indistinguishable when you smile. A crown is a valuable way of preserving a natural tooth and making it functional again.

Reasons to Use a Dental Crown

Dental crowns are for three main reasons:

• Restoring a tooth to its original shape
• Strengthening a weakened tooth
• Improving the appearance of a tooth

If your tooth has recently undergone a root canal, most of the time, it will need a dental crown. If you postpone having a crown placed by Dr. LeSueur and Dr. Dodaro after your root canal, your weakened tooth can become fractured or damaged and unsavable.

Some patients have missing teeth due to a traumatic injury or periodontal disease. In such cases, crowns are used in conjunction with dental implants or dental bridges to restore your smile.

Other patients' teeth have simply become worn down and damaged by a misaligned bite, decay, or metal fillings. Dental crowns can be used in each of these situations to "cap" and restore to full strength the weakened tooth after it has been thoroughly cleaned and treated.

Benefits of Dental Crowns

After your dental crown is placed, you should be able to chew normally again without pain or discomfort. Crowns are custom-made using our advanced technology to perfectly fit your tooth, allowing the crown to comfortably work together with your existing natural teeth. The aesthetic beauty and strength of porcelain crowns is unparalleled. However, gold crowns are available for patients who prefer them, especially on posterior teeth where they are not visible and where the ultimate in strength may be needed.

If you have further questions about dental crowns and whether you are a candidate, please contact experienced Mesa dentists Dr. Scott LeSueur and Dr. Charles Dodaro today to schedule a consultation. We proudly serve patients in Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe, and other East Valley Cities in Arizona.