Dental Crowns
Getting a healthy and happy smile is important, but we here at Dental Solutions of Encinitas don’t want to just meet your dental care goals—we strive to exceed them. Our dental crowns build the foundation for restored oral health and optimized dental care. And for good reason. They can protect damaged teeth, restore function to worn down enamel, and provide essential support for tooth loss solutions.
Better yet, they do all of this while looking fantastic, artistically designed to work with the natural aesthetics of your smile. We can even provide all these benefits in one visit with our CEREC same-day crowns.
If you or a loved one are looking to improve your oral health and protect your smile, there’s no need to wait. Contact our office today and schedule a consultation to learn how our dental crowns benefit you.
When Do I Need a Dental Crown?
Dental crowns are a versatile restoration option that completely encases a problem tooth in a durable material, which is typically ceramic or porcelain. The natural-looking prosthetic protects the inner tooth and prevents the need for tooth extraction. With proper care, a dental crown can last 10 or more years.
Crowns can be used to:
Beyond aesthetics, our approach focuses on whole-body health. By strengthening weakened teeth and restoring proper bite function, dental crowns can improve your overall wellness. They play a key role in promoting balance and preventing further oral health issues, which in turn supports systemic health.
With options like our CEREC same-day crowns, we can offer these benefits conveniently, ensuring your oral health is enhanced without delay.
The Many Benefits of Dental Crowns
When it comes to improving dental care, there are few treatments that work harder than our beautifully crafted dental crowns. Each and every crown is created from the highest quality of materials and is metal-free to ensure you get holistic advantages to your overall health.
Thanks to the advanced dental technology at our office, this procedure has been streamlined to be quick and efficient. We craft a dental crown to match your smile and then place it over a troublesome tooth and receive all the restorative benefits they offer.
Improving Tooth Protection
If you have a weakened tooth, it is only a matter of time before it goes from an inconvenience to a dental emergency. Our dental crowns can reinforce and protect weakened teeth that have suffered from enamel erosion, dental trauma, or even tooth decay.
Restoring Tooth Function
Dental crowns aren’t only a great solution to prevent a tooth from being compromised, but can also restore a heavily damaged tooth. Broken teeth, misshapen teeth, or worn down teeth can be covered by a dental crown so you can chew, speak, and smile comfortably once again.
Improving a Tooth’s Cosmetics
This treatment is also a fantastic option to enhance the aesthetics of your smile. If you have a tooth that doesn’t match the rest of your smile (a stained, shortened, misshapen or crooked tooth are common examples), a dental crown can correct these cosmetic issues.
Supporting Dental Work
Another advantage dental crowns offer is how well they work with other dental appliances or treatments. They can be used to support dental bridges, strengthen a tooth after root canal therapy, and even completely replace a tooth when used with a dental implant.
Same-Day Crowns
Not every patient has the time to make multiple visits to our office to have a restoration measured, fabricated, and placed. That’s why we’re proud to offer same-day crowns. Through one convenient visit to our office, you can complete the dental crown treatment process. While other dental practices often require two or more visits to place a crown, our office can save you precious time due to our advanced CEREC machine.
CEREC consists of two unique technologies: computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and computer-aided design (CAD). CEREC technology has been continually refined for 30 years, and our office is proud to bring all of the benefits of CEREC to serving your needs.
CEREC allows our office to provide the same high-quality restorations that are fabricated in laboratories. Your custom crown will be made from a single ceramic block under the close supervision of Dr. Sherry Vakilian. Same-day crowns allow Dr. Vakilian to maintain exceptional quality control as your crown is fabricated right here in our office.
If you have concerns about how natural your final restoration will look, you can rest assured that each ceramic block will be carefully shade-matched by Dr. Vakilian to perfectly match your smile.
Benefits of Same-Day Crowns
Same-day crowns deliver natural looking results that can easily last more than 10 years.
Same-day crowns also save you time. Our office offers this service for no additional charge. We understand that one trip is preferable to multiple visits. We value your time, and we know that CEREC delivers natural-looking and durable results that will meet your oral health needs and personal goals.
Treatment Overview
The entire treatment process can be completed within a couple of hours at our office:
- If you are having your first crown placed, your tooth will need to be prepared. This straightforward process removes the outer layer of your tooth so the crown will have room to be placed.
- After carefully administering local anesthesia, Dr. Vakilian will gently remove natural tooth structure.
- Once your tooth is prepped, an advanced 3D image of your tooth will be made. That digital information will then be sent to our personal CEREC machine. The advanced technology mills down a solid ceramic block to fabricate your custom crown.
- While you wait in our spacious and relaxing waiting room, the fabrication process will take around one hour.
- Once your custom crown is ready, Dr. Vakilian will ensure that the prosthetic is a perfect fit. Careful steps will be taken to ensure that the ceramic cap does not interfere with your bite.
- Once you are fully satisfied with the appearance of your cap and Dr. Vakilian has ensured that it is a great fit, your crown will be placed using a strong cement.
With good oral hygiene habits and regular visits to our office for cleanings and checkups, you can ensure that your crown lasts for many years.
Call Today for Your Dental Crown
We know that life can get busy. That’s why we’re proud to offer the advanced time-saving treatment option of same-day crowns. From strengthening weakened teeth and restoring damaged ones, to improving the cosmetics of your smile, our dental crowns can help. Contact our office today to schedule your consultation.