Crowns (Cap) And Bridges

Smiledentalhub has established modern clinic for providing comprehensive treatment to patients from children to adults to elders. The clinic has the necessary medical infrastructure related to the dental services. The services are provided after careful examination of the teeth with full privacy. For effective services, the dentist has a separate chamber for the patients.

What are Dental Crown, Cap And Bridges?

The dental crown is a cap which comes in the shape of the tooth and is placed on the top of the tooth to give a natural appearance to the tooth and restore its shape, size and strength and bite. The crown fully covers the entire visible portion of the tooth from the gum line. Bridges are used to cover or fill the gap between teeth. The bridges are cemented to the natural tooth or to the implants that are used in the place of missing tooth.

Need for crown or cap – obviously the crown or cap is used to protect the weak tooth, hold the tooth from breaking, and hold cracked parts of the tooth. It is also used to restorer the broken tooth or worn down tooth. The crown is also used to support a tooth with a large filling when not much tooth is left. The crown is also used to cover the root canal treated tooth. The person can also use the crown to cover a highly discolored tooth. It is also used to support a bridge.

The use of crowns or caps and bridges improve the shape of the tooth, appearance of the tooth and help the person to have the proper bite. The gap between the teeth, can force the other tooth to move to the adjacent spaces. The use of crowns and specially the bridges help prevent this movement of the tooth.

There are various types of bridges, such as traditionalbridges, cantilever bridges, Maryland bridges, implant supported bridges, etc.The comprehensive discussions with the dentist will help the person to get the best crown or bridges . The person wanting the services may have to pay couple of visits to the clinic. The crown and bridges can last lifetime with the proper normal oral care. The person with crown or bridge must avoid biting on the hard food particles or ice cubes.  The person with the crown and bridges must take the extra care of teeth. Along with twice brushing, the person also must visit the clinic at least once after every six months.