Crowns & Bridges
Our teeth undergo immense stress in the course of everyday use as we chew all manners of food. Crowns and bridges can often become an integral part of our oral health, serving to repair and protect damaged teeth, or serving to replace missing teeth.
A crown is a custom-crafted cap that sits on top of a damaged tooth, restoring it back to its necessary strength and function. Innovative advancements in dental technology mean crowns are now able to closely mimic the shape of real teeth. By colour-matching crowns to suit your smile, you can achieve a seamless fit with your existing natural teeth.
Bridges provide a solution to replace missing teeth, bringing back full chewing function and the restoration of an even smile. Bridges are permanently fixed in the mouth, using two anchoring crowns (or dental implants), which are joined in the middle by a ‘pontic’, which is either a fake tooth or a section of teeth.
Conventionally, a fixed bridge uses crowns that are fixed on either side of the missing tooth, as well as the remaining teeth, to find strengthening support for the new artificial tooth. False teeth are then attached to these crowns to deliver a permanent solution. An enamel-bonded bridge, which uses a metal or porcelain framework attaches to the artificial teeth, before resin then bonds the new artificial teeth with existing teeth.
Bridges offer a lasting, natural-appearing solution, with colour-matching adding even more layers of subtle blending to deliver a brilliant smile.
For those with damaged or missing teeth, a crown or bridge may be the perfect solution. Contact our expert team at Maroubra Dental Avenue to learn more.
