When it comes to restoring your smile and ensuring optimal oral health, crowns and bridges are highly effective dental solutions. At Eldent Family Clinic in Mississauga, we specialize in providing these restorative treatments with precision and care.

What are Dental Crowns?

Dental crowns are custom-made caps that fit over a damaged, decayed, or cracked tooth. They restore the tooth’s shape, size, and strength while improving its appearance. Crowns can be made from various materials, including porcelain, ceramic, metal, or a combination.

Benefits of Crowns:

Protection: Safeguards a weak tooth from breaking or holding parts of a cracked tooth together.

Restoration: Restores a broken or severely worn-down tooth.

Support: Provides support for a large filling when there isn’t enough tooth remaining.

Enhancement: Covers misshapen or severely discolored teeth.

Implant Coverage: Acts as a cap for a dental implant.

What are Dental Bridges?

Dental bridges are used to replace one or more missing teeth by bridging the gap between two healthy teeth. The bridge comprises two or more crowns for the teeth on either side of the gap and a false tooth or teeth in between. These artificial teeth, known as pontics, can be made from gold, alloys, porcelain, or a combination.

Benefits of Bridges:

Restored Smile: Effectively restores your smile and the natural function of your teeth.

Improved Chewing and Speaking: Helps in proper chewing and speaking, which might be affected by missing teeth.

Maintained Facial Shape: Prevents the sunken appearance that can occur with missing teeth.

Stabilized Teeth: Prevents remaining teeth from drifting out of position.

The Treatment Process

Consultation and Examination:

A thorough dental examination to assess the condition of your teeth and gums.

Detailed discussion of treatment options, materials, and expected outcomes.

Preparation:

For crowns, the affected tooth is reshaped to fit the crown.

For bridges, the adjacent teeth (abutments) are reshaped to support the crowns.

Impressions of your teeth are taken to create a model for your custom crown or bridge.

Temporary Crown/Bridge:

A temporary crown or bridge is placed to protect the prepared teeth while your permanent restoration is being made.

Fitting:

Once your custom crown or bridge is ready, it is fitted and adjusted for comfort and proper bite alignment.

The restoration is then permanently cemented in place.

Follow-Up Care:

Regular dental check-ups and proper oral hygiene are essential to maintain your crowns and bridges.