We use our mouths to speak, eat and smile. When our teeth are cracked and damaged, it can impede our mouth functions. If damaged teeth are a problem, consult with Dr. Inderpreet Atwal, your family dentist in North Syracuse, NY. Come to Atwal Dental Care and begin your journey to a new smile immediately.

What Is A Dental Crown?

Your teeth may get damaged from tooth decay or trauma. Procedures like root canals leave your tooth in a weakened state because of the loss of tooth structure. A crown is a covering that is molded from your tooth to cover the real one. Crowns help to strengthen a weak tooth and improve its appearance. 

Crowns can be made of various materials such as metal, porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal, pressed ceramic, or all-resin. Porcelain crowns are the most popular ones since they look the most like natural teeth.

Dr. Atwal will cement your crown in place when you have the procedure done in our office.

What Are The Most Common Reasons For Crowns?

You or your dentist may request a crown for a number of structural and aesthetic reasons such as :

• Support a dental bridge
• Cover discolored teeth
• Cover implants
• Protect root canal
• Protect a tooth with a large filling
• Reshape a broken tooth
• Fill in a front gap
• Protect weak or cracked tooth

What Is The Procedure?

To prepare for a crown, you will have to visit your dentist in North Syracuse, NY, at least twice. Initially, we will examine and X-ray the tooth that will have a crown. If your tooth is very damaged or decayed, Dr. Atwal may have to perform a root canal before starting a crown procedure. He will file down the tooth to make room for the crown. 

He will reshape the tooth using a paste or putty to make an impression. This impression is needed in order to make the actual crown. We will also make impressions of teeth around the tooth so that your bite will still be comfortable after fixing the new crown. Our office will send your dental impressions to a lab. The dental lab will make the crown. You will come back to our office in a week or two, so Dr. Atwal can cement your crown on your tooth.

Dental crowns can replace and protect weak or damaged teeth. Are you ready for a new smile? Your dentist in North Syracuse, NY, is ready to help you at Atwal Dental Care. Call today at (315) 452-1020, and let Dr. Atwal begin the process of crowning your teeth.