Dental crowns or “caps" serve to preserve the use of damaged teeth. Crowns can insulate and protect a cracked tooth, restore a tooth with extreme decay, or be used to replace a pre-existing crown. A dental crown basically covers a damaged tooth with special material. If you should encounter serious tooth decay, there is one method that can restore a badly damaged tooth. Dental crowns. You will need a crown to simply "cover" a tooth and restore it to its normal shape and size. Once in place, a crown makes your tooth stronger and improves its appearance.

A crown covers and supports a tooth with a large filling. This is necessary when there isn't enough natural tooth left. It can also be used to attach a bridge, to protect a weaker tooth from breaking or to restore a tooth that has already broken. Crowns are an excellent way to cover teeth that are badly discolored or shaped unnaturally.

In addition to dental crowns, a dental bridge also repairs damaged teeth to restore a healthy smile. Dental bridges, much like dental implants and dentures are used to replace damaged or missing teeth. The types of dental bridges range according to need and include: conventional fixed bridges, cantilever bridges, and resin bonded bridges.

For other questions or to schedule your next dental appointment, please call 760-634-7980 to speak with Dr. Carlos Chong's helpful dental staff