Schedule an Appointment Now!
425.643.5778
Search
Questions or Comments?
Crowns & Bridges
Crowns
A traditional crown where all the enamal is removed from the tooth and a "cap" or "crown" is placed over the remaining tooth structure is seldom done at Dr. Austins office. Recent research has discovered that it is the enamel coating that creates and gives the tooth it's strength. Dr. Austin only removes the weak tooth structure, leaving untouched the remaining healthy tooth. With CEREC technology Dr. Austin than fabricates a porcelain restoration which is bonded into place restoring only the lost tooth structure. By using this technique Dr. Austin is able to restore the tooth back to 98% of it's original strength. The strenght of a tooth with a traditional crown has been found to be only 80%.
Bridges
If you are missing one tooth, or several teeth, as a patient you have several options available to replace and restore the missing tooth. An artificial "root" mad
e out of titanium is one option. This treatment is called an implant, and has become very popular. The more traditional method is called a bridge. To complete a bridge, the teeth on either side of the missing tooth are prepared for crowns. An impression is taken, and a single unit bridge made up of three or more teeth is created to replace the missing tooth or teeth. Once made, the bridge is cemented permanently in place over the previously prepared teeth. The pictures to the left show two missing teeth, and two three unit bridges cemented into place.
A traditional crown where all the enamal is removed from the tooth and a "cap" or "crown" is placed over the remaining tooth structure is seldom done at Dr. Austins office. Recent research has discovered that it is the enamel coating that creates and gives the tooth it's strength. Dr. Austin only removes the weak tooth structure, leaving untouched the remaining healthy tooth. With CEREC technology Dr. Austin than fabricates a porcelain restoration which is bonded into place restoring only the lost tooth structure. By using this technique Dr. Austin is able to restore the tooth back to 98% of it's original strength. The strenght of a tooth with a traditional crown has been found to be only 80%.
Bridges
If you are missing one tooth, or several teeth, as a patient you have several options available to replace and restore the missing tooth. An artificial "root" mad
e out of titanium is one option. This treatment is called an implant, and has become very popular. The more traditional method is called a bridge. To complete a bridge, the teeth on either side of the missing tooth are prepared for crowns. An impression is taken, and a single unit bridge made up of three or more teeth is created to replace the missing tooth or teeth. Once made, the bridge is cemented permanently in place over the previously prepared teeth. The pictures to the left show two missing teeth, and two three unit bridges cemented into place.
