Crowns & Bridges

Dental crown

It is a tooth-shaped “cap” which is placed over a single damaged tooth. It restores its anatomical shape, function and esthetics. The crown can be temporary and permanent.

Dental bridge

It is a construction which contains several crowns, attached to each other. A dental bridge has the same function as the dental crown. It is used in such cases when you have a missing tooth, or more than just one. The dental bridge can also be temporary and permanent.

Temporary/permanent

We have a temporary and a permanent kind of crowns and bridges.

Thee temporary ones are used to restore a damaged tooth or teeth in the front area of the mouth until the permanent ones are ready. There could appear some sensitivity by the preparation for the crown or bridge and in that case this construction is used as a precaution against the unpleasant feeling.

The temporary construction is used until the permanent is ready to be cemented in the mouth of the patient.

Material depending

According to the material of which the crowns and bridges are made of, we have – plastic, metal, porcelain-fused-to-metal, or all ceramic

It usually takes between 10 and 14 days to make a crown or a bridge. It depends on what kind of material is used. Sometimes it could take a little bit longer if the patient wants a ceramic construction.

In some cases the doctor first has to make a temporary crown or bridge and make sure the patient will get used to the future construction. That could delay the process.

Yes you will. The crown or bridge is shaped exactly by the anatomical form of the tooth or teeth.

The construction will pass perfect, it will be cemented, it will stand still and you don’t have to take it out of your mouth compared to the dentures, which have to be removed from the patient’s mouth