Patients often come to us with teeth that are cracked, badly chipped or decayed. Others have aging fillings that have extensive damage hiding beneath them. For this kind of damage sometimes a crown may be recommended. Crowns can be fabricated from gold alloys, porcelain, zirconia, or combinations of these materials.
Crowns typically take two appointments. At the first appointment Dr. Erickson will prepare the tooth by removing just enough tooth structure to allow space for the crown to fit on top of the tooth. We will then take impressions so that our laboratory can fabricate the crown. We then make and cement a temporary crown for you to wear until the permanent crown is delivered. At the second appointment we will remove the temporary and cement the permanent crown on top of the tooth.
Ours look and feel so natural, you may forget that you have one!
