
Feb
Getting new crowns for teeth used to mean settling for something that looked obviously fake. Not anymore. Dr. Amy Farmer at Crossroads Dental places porcelain crowns that match your real teeth so well, even you might forget which one’s the crown. It’s dental work that looks like, well, teeth.
Porcelain crowns are made to mimic the way real teeth look. The translucency, the color, even the subtle variations that make teeth look like teeth. Dr. Farmer picks materials that reflect light the same way your natural enamel does. No weird shiny spots. No obvious cap sitting on top of your tooth.
There are a lot of reasons you might need a crown placed on your tooth:
Dr. Farmer uses digital scans to get exact measurements of your tooth, which means your crown fits right the first time.
Once a crown’s bonded to your tooth, it’s like a shield. Keeps bacteria out. And protects your tooth from getting more damaged or decayed. The strong dental adhesive Dr. Farmer uses keeps the crown in place, doing its job for years. Porcelain is nearly as strong as dental enamel. Which means the crown will hold up to the hard work your teeth have to do every day.
A dental bridge uses healthy teeth with crowns on both sides of a gap to anchor a prosthetic tooth (capped with a crown) in the middle. For guests who don’t have healthy anchor teeth or more than one missing tooth, a dental implant can step in to support the bridge.Â
Nobody wants a crown that feels bulky or weird in their mouth. Or worse, is painful. Dr. Farmer takes digital scans to get a precise fit. Remember the old-school messy impressions? They’re gone. Her measurements are precise down to fractions of a millimeter. There’s a small adjustment period, where you’ll get used to the new crown. But in a few days, you won’t even notice it’s there.
Getting a porcelain crown doesn’t take forever.
Most people only need two visits in total.
Dr. Amy Farmer and the team at Crossroads Dental are ready to help you figure out if a crown’s right for your situation. Give them a call at (970) 703-8556 or stop by the office. They’ll walk you through your options and get you scheduled.