subject: Experience Artistic Restorations With Crowns And Bridges [print this page] At Martin Dental Center, your dentist in Roswell maintains the ability to create artistic creations in a high quality lab with high quality materials. By utilizing a high quality dental laboratory, Dr. Martin is able to properly create crowns, bridges, veneers and oral appliances to ensure the highest standards of materials and workmanship in their fabrication. So if you have a damaged tooth, or are missing a tooth, your Roswell cosmetic dentist can successfully restore your smile with dental crowns and bridges.
Strengthen Damaged Teeth with Dental Crowns
A dental crown is a type of dental restoration that "caps" the portion of your tooth or dental implant that lies at and above the gum line. Once the crown is placed, it becomes the tooth's new outer surface. In comparison to a dental filling that only fills in a portion of the tooth, a dental crown covers the entire tooth for added strength and stability.
You may need a dental crown in order to:
*Treat or protect a weak tooth, or those with large fillings
*Strengthen a fractured or broken tooth
*Enhance a tooth that is discolored or treated by a root canal
*Hold a dental bridge in place
*Cover a dental implant
*Provide a strong, smooth, attractive surface for stained, misshapen or abnormal teeth
*Improve the shape, size or color of teeth
While conventional crowns have been used to strengthen teeth for decades with great success, they were unable to improve appearance due to the dark metals used to fabricate the crowns. With recent advancements in dental technology and an increasingly high demand for esthetics from patients, crowns made of porcelain have emerged as a popular alternative to unsightly metal crowns. Some treatment alternatives do exist, no other kind of dental restoration provides the exact same set of benefits and advantages as a dental crown.
Close the Gap between Missing Teeth with a Dental Bridge
Bridges are natural-looking dental appliances that can replace a section of your missing teeth. Since they are custom-made, bridges are not noticeable and can restore the natural contour of teeth, in addition to the proper bite relationship between upper and lower teeth. Sometimes referred to as fixed partial dentures, bridges are permanent and bonded to existing teeth or implants.
Dr. Martin works closely with local labs for exquisite restorations. His crown and bridgework are like art. The translucency and detail are often more beautiful than the original tooth. On front teeth, Dr. Martin often likes to use LAVA crowns on anterior (front) teeth, as they do not have the unsightly metal margins at the gum line, and are translucent, aesthetically beautiful and very strong.
If you have damaged or missing teeth, it is recommended that you visit Dr. Martin, your Roswell cosmetic dentist, at Martin Dental Center for further consultation on the best procedure for restoration. Your dentist can recommend the best restorative option for missing teeth to help you regain your natural smile.
