What is the strongest substance in your body? It’s the outer surface of your teeth — the substance called enamel. It is even harder than the bones in your body, but can still become worn and damaged with time. Factors as diverse as soft drinks, fruit drinks, high starch diets, acid reflux, medications, plaque build-up, and friction can all cause enamel to erode.
As your enamel erodes, more and more of the dentin beneath it is exposed. Because dentin is yellowish, your teeth will begin to look yellow and become increasingly vulnerable to chips and cracks without the protection of that strong enamel surface. What can be done to restore your smile?
Porcelain crowns in Edmonton
Crowns are essentially hollow caps — hence the name crowns — that fit over the top of a damaged or eroded tooth. They’re diverse enough to restore a smile and to restore and protect a tooth that has undergone a root canal procedure.
Dental porcelain, which you may also see referred to as dental ceramic, is an ideal material for dental crowns because it is compatible with living material (biocompatible), does not dissolve (insoluble), and is extremely hard. Even better, porcelain feels and looks almost identical to natural enamel, especially when coloured to match the shade of your own teeth. Porcelain crowns not only restore your smile but do it in a way that appears completely natural.
Not only will the porcelain crowns restore the aesthetic appearance of your smile, but they will also support the structure of your own natural tooth if it has been damaged or lost structure due to multiple cavities or tooth decay.
What is the process to get porcelain crowns in Edmonton?
Determining whether porcelain crowns are a good solution for your cosmetic and restorative needs begins with a careful examination of your teeth, which may include dental imaging. The goal of this assessment will be to determine what is causing the erosion or structural damage to your teeth. Your dentist in Edmonton will make recommendations to treat those underlying issues to prevent progressive problems in addition to tackling your cosmetic desires and restoration needs.
Once you have been confirmed as a good candidate for crowns, the process begins with receiving a local anesthetic to numb your gums and the affected area while the dentist files down the tooth to be restored. This filing is necessary to make room for the crown to slide over your tooth without requiring more space in your mouth than the original complete tooth did.
Once your tooth or teeth have been prepared, your dentist in Edmonton will use the CEREC system to prepare your porcelain crowns — in the very same single appointment. Three-dimensional images will be taken of your prepared teeth. Those images will be transferred to a milling machine that will use them to guide the milling of your custom-shaped crowns from porcelain.
Within an hour, your porcelain crowns will be ready to restore your tooth or teeth and to transform your smile. Before doing anything further, the dentist will confirm that the crown(s) fit properly. Once that has been confirmed, the dentist will bond the crowns in place and make any necessary adjustments to perfect their shape, complete your bite, and match the colour of adjacent teeth entirely naturally.
Porcelain crowns in Edmonton can, in one single appointment, provide support to weakened teeth and restore shine and brightness to a smile that has faded due to enamel deterioration. Are you disappointed by the loss of luminosity and shine in your smile? Are you concerned about the loss of structure in any of your teeth? A dentist in Edmonton may be able to solve both those issues with porcelain dental crowns. If you’d like to hear how porcelain crowns can strengthen your teeth and transform your smile, reach out for recommendations.
