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  • Address

    Parramatta Clinic

    Parramatta Dental Clinic

    The Hall, 356 Church Street
    (Corner of Church and Palmer St)
    Parramatta, NSW, 2150

    Maroubra Clinic

    Maroubra Dental Clinic

    Ground Floor
    Office 1, 822 Anzac Parade
    Maroubra, NSW, 2035

  • Opening Hours
    • Monday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
    • Tuesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
    • Wednesday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
    • Thursday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
    • Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Saturdays: 8:00am - 1:00pm

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.

Crowns & Bridges Faqs

A bridge is designed to provide a permanent fix to missing teeth, using remaining teeth to support the placement of a new artificial tooth/teeth. Conventionally, a fixed bridge uses crowns fixed to the teeth on either side of a missing tooth. First, false teeth are attached to these crowns, before a bridge is then attached to them. Resin serves to connect the new artificial teeth with the existing teeth to create a permanent solution.

Dental crowns, also referred to as dental caps or tooth caps, are designed to cover the tooth on which they are permanently attached. Dentists make use of crowns to rebuild broken or decayed teeth that may not have other dental resolutions available to them. Crowns can strengthen teeth, as well as positively contributing to the tooth’s cosmetic appearance.

Crowns are made from moulds of your teeth, which are formed by your dentist and sent to a dental laboratory.

There are a number of different types of crowns, including porcelain crowns, porcelain-bonded-to-metal crowns, gold alloy crowns, and acrylic crowns. Our dentists will be able to recommend the most appropriate form of crown, depending on both the tooth involved and your personal preferences.

A crown is a unique solution to decaying or damaged teeth, requiring a more complicated procedure to reach completion. This means laboratory fees and materials costs contribute to a higher cost than standard filling materials.

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