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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 Annandale

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Nearby Annandale Hospitals *

Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703)698-1110

Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
3300 Gallows Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703)776-4002

Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute
3302 Gallows Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703)207-7100

Dominion Hospital
2960 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Falls Church, VA 22044
(703)536-2000

Inova Alexandria Hospital
4320 Seminary Rd
Alexandria, VA 22304
(703)504-3000

Virginia Hospital Center
1701 N George Mason Dr
Arlington, VA 22205
(703)558-5000

Sibley Memorial Hospital
5255 Loughboro Rd NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202)537-4000

Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202)444-2000

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
2501 Parker's Ln
Alexandria, VA 22306
(703)664-7000

The George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd St NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202)715-4000

The Specialty Hospital of Washington-Hadley
4601 Martin Luther King Ave SW
Washington, DC 20032
(202)574-5700

Psychiatric Institute of Washington
4228 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202)885-5600

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
3600 Joseph Siewick Dr
Fairfax, VA 22033
(703)391-3600

Saint Elizabeth's Hospital
2700 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202)562-4000

Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20060
(202)865-6100

The Specialty Hospital of Washington
700 Constitution Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202)675-0400

Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202)476-5000

National Rehabilitation Hospital
102 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202)877-1000

Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202)877-7000

Washington DC VA Medical Center
50 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20422
(202)745-8000

Reston Hospital Center
1850 Town Center Pkwy
Reston, VA 20190
(703)689-9000

National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301)496-4000

Fort Washington Hospital
11711 Livingston Rd
Fort Washington, MD 20744
(301)292-7000

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20307
(202)782-3501

Providence Hospital
1150 Varnum St NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202)269-7000

Suburban Hospital
8600 Old Georgetown Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301)896-3100

The HSC Pediatric Center
1731 Bunker Hill Rd NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202)832-4400

Potomac Hospital
2300 Opitz Blvd
Woodbridge, VA 22191
(703)670-1313

United Medical Center
1310 Southern Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202)574-6000

Washington Adventist Hospital
7600 Carroll Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301)891-7600

Holy Cross Hospital
1500 Forest Glen Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)754-7000

Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital
2900 Mercy Ln
Cheverly, MD 20785
(301)618-2010

Prince William Hospital
8700 Sudley Rd
Manassas, VA 20110
(703)369-8000

Prince George's Hospital Center
3001 Hospital Dr
Cheverly, MD 20785
(301)618-2000

Southern Maryland Hospital Center
7503 Surratts Rd
Clinton, MD 20735
(301)868-8000

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
9901 Medical Center Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(301)279-6000

Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland
9909 Medical Center Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(240)864-6000

Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health Adventist HealthCare
14901 Broschart Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
(301)251-4500

Doctors Community Hospital
8118 Good Luck Rd
Lanham, MD 20706
(301)552-8118

Inova Loudoun Hospital Center
44045 Riverside Pkwy
Leesburg, VA 20176
(703)858-6000

Montgomery General Hospital
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Olney, MD 20832
(301)774-8882

Civista Medical Center
5 Garrett Ave
La Plata, MD 20646
(301)609-4000

Laurel Regional Hospital
7300 Van Dusen Rd
Laurel, MD 20707
(301)725-4300

Graydon Manor Behavioral Health
801 Children's Center Rd SW
Leesburg, VA 20175
(703)777-3485

North Spring Behavioral Healthcare
42009 Victory Ln
Leesburg, VA 20176
(703)777-0800

Howard County General Hospital
5755 Cedar Ln
Columbia, MD 21044
(410)740-7890

Fauquier Hospital
500 Hospital Dr
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540)347-2550

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