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Alpharetta, Georgia

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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 Alpharetta

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Nearby Alpharetta Hospitals *

North Fulton Regional Hospital
3000 Hospital Blvd
Roswell, GA 30076
(770)751-2500

Emory Johns Creek Hospital
6325 W Johns Crossing
Duluth, GA 30097
(678)474-7000

Gwinnett Medical Center Duluth
3620 Howell Ferry Rd
Duluth, GA 30096
(678)312-6805

Glancy Rehabilitation Center
3215 McClure Bridge Rd
Duluth, GA 30096
(678)312-6000

Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta
2151 Peachford Rd
Atlanta, GA 30338
(770)455-3200

Northside Hospital Forsyth
1200 Northside Forsyth Dr
Cumming, GA 30041
(770)844-4000

Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404)851-7001

Children's Healthcare at Scottish Rite
1001 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404)785-5252

Northside Hospital
1000 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404)851-8000

Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital
2540 Windy Hill Rd
Marietta, GA 30067
(770)644-1000

Northside Hospital Cherokee
201 Hospital Rd
Canton, GA 30114
(770)720-5100

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
677 Church St
Marietta, GA 30060
(770)793-5000

Gwinnett Medical Center
1000 Medical Center Blvd
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
(678)442-4321

Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Rd
Decatur, GA 30033
(404)321-6111

Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital
1821 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404)728-6200

Devereux Georgia Treatment Network
1291 Stanley Rd NW
Kennesaw, GA 30152
(770)427-0147

Children's Healthcare at Egleston
1405 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404)785-6000

DeKalb Medical Center
2701 N Decatur Rd
Decatur, GA 30033
(404)501-1000

Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404)712-2000

Emory Adventist Hospital
3949 S Cobb Dr SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770)434-0710

Ridgeview Institute
3995 S Cobb Dr SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770)434-4567

SummitRidge Center for Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine
250 Scenic Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
(678)442-5800

Piedmont Hospital
1968 Peachtree Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404)605-5000

Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404)352-2020

Hillside Hospital
690 Courtenay Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404)875-4551

DeKalb Medical
450 N Candler St
Decatur, GA 30030
(404)501-6700

Laurel Heights Hospital
934 Briarcliff Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404)888-7860

Emory Eastside Medical Center
1700 Medical Way
Snellville, GA 30078
(770)979-0200

Kindred Hospital Atlanta
705 Juniper St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404)873-2871

Emory University Hospital Midtown
550 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404)686-4411

Select Specialty Hospital Atlanta
550 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404)686-2270

Atlanta Medical Center
303 Parkway Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404)265-4000

Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404)616-4307

Wellstar Cobb Hospital
3950 Austell Rd
Austell, GA 30106
(770)732-4000

Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta
3073 Panthersville Rd
Decatur, GA 30034
(404)243-2100

DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale
2801 DeKalb Medical Pkwy
Lithonia, GA 30058
(404)501-8000

Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
1266 Hwy 515 S
Jasper, GA 30143
(706)692-2441

Regency Hospital of South Atlanta
1170 Cleveland Ave
East Point, GA 30344
(404)466-6250

South Fulton Medical Center
1170 Cleveland Ave
East Point, GA 30344
(404)466-1170

Cartersville Medical Center
960 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy
Cartersville, GA 30120
(770)382-1530

Northeast Georgia Medical Center
743 Spring St NE
Gainesville, GA 30501
(770)535-3553

Rockdale Medical Center
1412 Milstead Ave NE
Conyers, GA 30012
(770)918-3000

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lanier Park Campus
675 White Sulphur Rd
Gainesville, GA 30501
(678)343-4000

Anchor Hospital
5454 Yorktowne Dr
Atlanta, GA 30349
(770)991-6044

Wellstar Paulding Hospital
600 W Memorial Dr
Dallas, GA 30132
(770)445-4411

Barrow Regional Medical Center
316 N Broad St
Winder, GA 30680
(770)867-3400

Wellstar Douglas Hospital
8954 Hospital Dr
Douglasville, GA 30134
(770)949-1500

Southern Regional Medical Center
11 Upper Riverdale Rd SW
Riverdale, GA 30274
(770)991-8000

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