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Restoring a worn filling with a crown -- If a small filling wears out, and most of your natural tooth is still intact, it's usually safe to replace it with another filling. But when a large filling wears out, it's often best to switch to a crown. Unlike a filling, a crown covers and ...

 
 

Crowning a cracked tooth -- Your teeth endure a tremendous amount of biting pressure every day, not only from eating, but also from habits like jaw clenching and nighttime grinding. Sometimes, this pressure causes a tooth to fracture or crack. Some cracks aren't a problem, ...

 
 

Restoring a large cavity -- We can usually restore small cavities with fillings. However, when a large portion of your tooth has been damaged by decay, we'll need to remove a significant amount of the tooth in order to remove all the decay. When a tooth loses much of its ...

 
 

Crowns and root canals -- Root canal treatment leaves a tooth brittle and weak. The tooth is weakened because we had to remove the center of it to get at the infected nerve. This leaves only the sides of the tooth for support. The nerve and blood supply are also removed ...

 
 

All-porcelain crowns -- A tooth-colored crown may be made of both porcelain and metal, or, thanks to newly available technology, it may be made entirely of porcelain. Recent breakthroughs in adhesives, combined with the development of stronger porcelain materials, ...

 
  Post-Op instructions - temporary crown -- Now that we've placed a temporary crown, it's important to follow these recommendations to ensure the success of your final restoration: Call us if your temporary crown comes off. Save the temporary so we can recement it. It's very important for ...

 
  Post-Op instructions - permanent crown -- Now that we've placed your permanent crown, it's important to follow these recommendations to ensure its success: Call our office if your bite feels uneven, you have persistent sensitivity or discomfort, or if you have any questions or concerns. ...