Dental crowns provide a myriad of benefits that
make them one of the essential tools for your oral health. Dentists typically
utilize crowns in specific situations to manage a wide range of problems. The
following instances are the most common times that your dentist will install a
crown for you.
Improve a Tooth's
Appearance
If one or more of your teeth suffer from
appearance issues, a dental crown may help. This simple procedure provides many
unique benefits, including:
- Cover
a damaged tooth –
If
you have one or more damaged or cracked teeth, an excellent dental crown can
cover them up. This step will improve your smile and ensure that you look great
for years.
- Fix
stains –
Although whitening
procedures may help to minimize certain types of stains, others may require a
crown to manage appropriately.
- Minimize
crack spread –
Cracks in teeth can
quickly spread and cause cavities that may be hard to manage. Thankfully,
crowns can stop this problem from getting worse.
These aesthetic appearance improvements
shouldn't be considered vanity-related concerns. When you improve a tooth's
appearance, you also enhance its structure and protect it from various types of
dental damage, including cavities and even gum disease.
Increase a Tooth's
Strength
Weakened teeth – such as those with multiple
cracks or decreased structural integrity in your gums – may need a crown to
keep them secure. Crowns cover a large portion of the tooth and can, in some
cases, even prevent them from falling apart.
For example, if your tooth has a crack that
goes all the way through the top, a crown can cover the break and hold your
tooth together. In this way, you can avoid losing the tooth or getting more
extensive dental procedures, such as implants, instead.
Manage Multiple
Fillings
In some instances, a single tooth may get
multiple fillings to manage several cavities. This normal situation can be hard
to manage because the structure of your tooth may be weakened, which could
cause the tooth to fall apart or experience other damage types.
Thankfully, a crown applied to this tooth can
hold it together and keep your multiple fillings from any issues. Typically,
crown application occurs on top of the tooth to hold it together more
efficiently.
Restore a Single Tooth
With Implants
Dental implants improve your jaw structure by
replacing a weakened or hopelessly damaged tooth with an artificial one. After
you get an implant inserted into your jaw, though, you need to get a crown
installed on top of it.
A crown on an implant helps to hold the tooth
in place and provides extra protective strength. Though an implant can resist
some plaque and bacteria damage, these persistent damaging elements may still
wear away the surface if you don't get a crown installed.
Enhance Root Canal
Treatment
Although a root canal helps to save a damaged
tooth, the structure of the tooth may become more brittle after installation.
Unfortunately, this problem may rapidly spread through the tooth and could
cause it to fall out without proper oral health management.
Dentists typically add a crown to a tooth with
a root canal to minimize the spread of brittleness and to keep a tooth secure
in your jaw for years to come.
Protect Your Dental
Health With Crowns
If you feel like you need a
crown to protect your dental health, please don't hesitate to contact us right
away at
Family Dental Care of Wilmington
to learn more about this
procedure. Our experts will help you better understand what to expect and can
set up your crown inspection and installation appointments as soon as
possible.
