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Dental Crowns

Why Is a Dental Crown Needed?

A dental crown may be needed in the following situations:

  1. To protect a weak tooth (for instance, from decay) from breaking or to hold together parts of a cracked tooth
  2. To restore an already broken tooth or a tooth that has been severely worn down
  3. To cover and support a tooth with a large filling when there isn't a lot of tooth left
  4. To hold a dental bridge in place
  5. To cover misshapened or severely discolored teeth
  6. To cover a dental implant

What Types of Crowns Are Available?

Permanent crowns can be made from all metal, porcelain-fused-to-metal, all resin, or all ceramic.

  1. Metals used in crowns include gold alloy, other alloys (for example, palladium) or a base-metal alloy (for example, nickel or chromium). Compared with other crown types, less tooth structure needs to be removed with metal crowns, and tooth wear to opposing teeth is kept to a minimum. Metal crowns withstand biting and chewing forces well and probably last the longest in terms of wear down. Also, metal crowns rarely chip or break. The metallic color is the main drawback. Metal crowns are a good choice for out-of-sight molars.
  2. Porcelain-fused-to-metal dental crowns can be color matched to your adjacent teeth (unlike the metallic crowns). However, more wearing to the opposing teeth occurs with this crown type compared with metal or resin crowns. The crown's porcelain portion can also chip or break off. Next to all-ceramic crowns, porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns look most like normal teeth. However, sometimes the metal underlying the crown's porcelain can show through as a dark line, especially at the gum line and even more so if your gums recede. These crowns can be a good choice for front or back teeth.
  3. All-resin dental cro...

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What is a toothache?

"Toothache" usually refers to pain around the teeth or jaws primarily as a result of a dental condition. In most instances, toothaches are caused by tooth problems, such as a dental cavity, a cracked tooth, an exposed tooth root, or gum disease. However, disorders of the jaw joint (temporo-mandibular joint) can also cause pain that is referred to as "toothache." The severity of a toothache can range from chronic and mild to sharp and excruciating. The pain may be aggravated by chewing or by cold or heat. A thorough oral examination, which includes dental X-rays, can help determine whether the toothache is coming from a tooth or jaw problem and the cause.

Sometimes, a toothache may be caused by a problem not originating from a tooth or the jaw. Pain around the teeth and the jaws can be symptoms of diseases of the heart (such as angina or heart attack), ears (such as inner or external ear infections), and sinuses (air passages of the cheekb...

Emergency Contact for Aliso Viejo

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Saddleback Memorial Medical Center Laguna Hills
24451 Health Center Dr
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(949)837-4500

Children's Hospital of Orange County at Mission
27700 Medical Center Rd
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949)364-1400

Mission Hospital
27700 Medical Center Rd
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949)364-1400

Mission Hospital Laguna Beach
31872 Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949)499-1311

Kaiser Permanente Orange County Irvine Medical Center
6640 Alton Pkwy
Irvine, CA 92618
(949)932-5000

Saddleback Memorial Medical Center San Clemente
654 Camino De Los Mares
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949)496-1122

College Hospital Costa Mesa
301 Victoria St
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949)642-2734

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
One Hoag Dr
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949)764-4624

Tustin Hospital & Medical Center
14662 Newport Ave
Tustin, CA 92780
(714)838-9600

Coastal Communities Hospital
2701 S Bristol St
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714)754-5454

HEALTHSOUTH Tustin Rehabilitation Hospital
14851 Yorba St
Tustin, CA 92780
(714)832-9200

Western Medical Center Santa Ana
1001 N Tustin Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714)953-3500

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center
17100 Euclid St
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714)966-7200

HealthBridge Children's Rehabilitation Hospital
393 S Tustin St
Orange, CA 92866
(714)289-2400

Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
9920 Talbert Ave
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714)378-7000

Chapman Medical Center
2601 E Chapman Ave
Orange, CA 92869
(714)633-0011

Kindred Hospital Santa Ana
1901 N College Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714)564-7800

Children's Hospital Orange County
455 S Main St
Orange, CA 92868
(714)997-3000

St Joseph Hospital
1100 W Stewart Dr
Orange, CA 92868
(714)633-9111

Huntington Beach Hospital
17772 Beach Blvd
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714)843-5000

Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center
12601 Garden Grove Blvd
Garden Grove, CA 92843
(714)537-5160

University Of California Irvine Medical Center
101 The City Dr
Orange, CA 92868
(714)456-7890

Western Medical Center Anaheim
1025 S Anaheim Blvd
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714)533-6220

Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
441 N Lakeview Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807
(714)279-4000

Kindred Hospital Westminster
200 Hospital Cir
Westminster, CA 92683
(714)893-4541

Corona Regional Medical Center Rehabilitation
730 Magnolia Ave
Corona, CA 92879
(951)736-7200

Anaheim Regional Medical Center
1111 W La Palma Ave
Anaheim, CA 92801
(714)774-1450

Placentia-Linda Hospital
1301 N Rose Dr
Placentia, CA 92870
(714)993-2000

Corona Regional Medical Center
800 S Main St
Corona, CA 92882
(951)737-4343

West Anaheim Medical Center
3033 W Orange Ave
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714)827-3000

Anaheim General Hospital
3350 W Ball Rd
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714)827-6700

St Jude Medical Center
101 E Valencia Mesa Dr
Fullerton, CA 92835
(714)871-3280

Los Alamitos Medical Center
3751 Katella Ave
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(562)598-1311

La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
7901 Walker St
La Palma, CA 90623
(714)670-7400

VA Long Beach Healthcare System
5901 E 7th St
Long Beach, CA 90822
(562)826-8000

Kindred Hospital Brea
875 N Brea Blvd
Brea, CA 92821
(714)529-6842

Tri-City Regional Medical Center
21530 S Pioneer Blvd
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716
(562)860-0401

Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center
10800 Magnolia Ave
Riverside, CA 92505
(951)353-2000

Inland Valley Medical Center
36485 Inland Valley Dr
Wildomar, CA 92595
(951)677-1111

Community Hospital of Long Beach
1720 Termino Ave
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562)498-1000

Kindred Hospital La Mirada
14900 E Imperial Hwy
La Mirada, CA 90638
(562)944-1900

Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center
3865 Jackson St
Riverside, CA 92503
(951)688-2211

St Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave
Long Beach, CA 90813
(562)491-9000

Norwalk Community Hospital
13222 Bloomfield Ave
Norwalk, CA 90650
(562)863-4763

College Hospital Cerritos
10802 College Pl
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562)924-9581

Fallbrook Hospital
624 E Elder St
Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760)728-1191

Whittier Hospital Medical Center
9080 Colima Rd
Whittier, CA 90605
(562)945-3561

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
2801 Atlantic Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562)933-2000

Miller Children's Hospital
2801 Atlantic Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562)933-5437

Metropolitan State Hospital
11401 Bloomfield Ave
Norwalk, CA 90650
(562)863-7011

Rancho Springs Medical Center
25500 Medical Center Dr
Murrieta, CA 92562
(951)696-6000

Bellflower Medical Center
9542 E Artesia Blvd
Bellflower, CA 90706
(562)925-8355

Lakewood Regional Medical Center
3700 E South St
Lakewood, CA 90712
(562)531-2550

Pacific Hospital of Long Beach
2776 Pacific Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562)997-2000

Chino Valley Medical Center
5451 Walnut Ave
Chino, CA 91710
(909)464-8600

Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital
13100 Studebaker Rd
Norwalk, CA 90650
(562)868-3751

Promise Hospital of East Los Angeles Suburban Medical Center Campus
16453 S Colorado Ave
Paramount, CA 90723
(562)531-3110

Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
12401 Washington Blvd
Whittier, CA 90602
(562)698-0811

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
9333 Imperial Hwy
Downey, CA 90242
(562)657-9000

Vista Hospital of Riverside
2224 Medical Center Dr
Perris, CA 92571
(951)436-3535

Menifee Valley Medical Center
28400 McCall Blvd
Sun City, CA 92585
(951)679-8888

Downey Regional Medical Center
11500 Brookshire Ave
Downey, CA 90241
(562)904-5000

Riverside Community Hospital
4445 Magnolia Ave
Riverside, CA 92501
(951)788-3000

Kindred Hospital Ontario
550 N Monterey Ave
Ontario, CA 91764
(909)391-0333

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
7601 E Imperial Hwy
Downey, CA 90242
(562)401-7111

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