Custom-made dental restorations in The Wirral, combining optimum function and aesthetics
In addition to providing a strengthening solution, crowns and bridges are also an attractive cosmetic enhancement for those with extensive tooth decay, root canals, or injuries. By using dental impressions, crowns are custom-made to cover existing teeth and match their shades, preventing their extraction. In the case of missing teeth, a dental bridge is an ideal aesthetic solution. A dental bridge is composed of a prosthetic tooth or teeth which bridge the gap between your natural teeth and are secured at either end by crowns.
Specialist restorative dentistry in Merseyside
You can rest assured that your crown or bridge procedure will be performed to the highest standard at Sunlight Dental Practice, with a professor who specializes in restorative dentistry.
FAQs
A crown is a single-tooth restoration that caps your existing tooth. A bridge replaces one or more adjacent missing teeth with a prosthetic that literally bridges the gap, held in place at each end by a crown.
Traditional crowns, bridges and partial dentures have to be made in a dental lab. This will require you visit us for dental impressions so that an accurate restoration can be tailor-made to create the perfect combination of function and aesthetics. You will be involved in the process from start to finish and the lab will create a restoration that meets you and your dentist’s requirements in terms of shape and shade.
Before your custom restoration is made at the lab, your dentist will prepare your tooth by filing it down into a smooth shape that correctly accommodates the restoration. Dental impressions will then be made and sent to the lab where your restoration will be made. When it is ready, you’ll return to the dentist to have your crown or bridge cemented in place.
With good oral hygiene, maintenance and regular dental check-ups, your restoration could last upwards of 15 years.