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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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Dental Implants »

What Are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are replacement tooth roots. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed (permanent) or removable replacement teeth that are made to match your natural teeth.

What Are the Advantages of Dental Implants?

There are many advantages to dental implants, including:

  • Improved appearance. Dental implants look and feel like your own teeth. And because they are designed to fuse with bone, they become permanent.
  • Improved speech. With poor-fitting dentures, the teeth can slip within the mouth causing you to mumble or slur your words. Dental implants allow you to speak without the worry that your teeth might slip.
  • Improved comfort. Because they become part of you, implants eliminate the discomfort of removable dentures.
  • Easier eating. Sliding dentures can make chewing difficult. Dental implants function like you...

Emergency Contact for Covington

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Nearby Covington Hospitals *

St Elizabeth Medical Center North Unit
401 E 20th St
Covington, KY 41014
(859)292-4000

Cardinal Hill Specialty Hospital
85 N Grand Ave
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
(859)572-3880

St Luke Hospital East
85 N Grand Ave
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
(859)572-3100

Christ Hospital
2139 Auburn Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513)585-2000

NorthKey Community Care & Children's Intensive Services
502 Farrell Dr
Covington, KY 41012
(859)331-1900

Deaconess Hospital
311 Straight St
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513)559-2100

Regency Hospital of Cincinnati
311 Straight St
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513)559-5900

Cincinnati VA Medical Center
3200 Vine St
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513)861-3100

University Hospital
234 Goodman St
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513)584-1000

Shriners Hospital Cincinnati
3229 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513)872-6000

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513)636-4200

Good Samaritan Hospital
375 Dixmyth Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513)872-1400

Select Specialty Hospital
375 Dixmyth Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513)872-4444

HEALTHSOUTH Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital
201 Medical Village Dr
Edgewood, KY 41017
(859)341-2044

St Elizabeth Medical Center South Unit
1 Medical Village Dr
Edgewood, KY 41017
(859)301-2000

Mercy Hospital Western Hills
3131 Queen City Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45238
(513)389-5000

Summit Behavioral HealthCare
1101 Summit Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513)948-3600

St Luke Hospital West
7380 Turfway Rd
Florence, KY 41042
(859)212-5200

Mercy Hospital Anderson
7500 State Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45255
(513)624-4500

Mercy Hospital Mt Airy
2446 Kipling Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45239
(513)853-5000

Drake Center
151 W Galbraith Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45216
(513)418-2500

Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital
5940 Merchants St
Florence, KY 41042
(859)426-2400

Jewish Hospital
4777 E Galbraith Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513)686-3000

Evendale Medical Center
3155 Glendale Milford Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513)454-2222

Bethesda North Hospital
10500 Montgomery Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)745-1111

Mercy Hospital Fairfield
3000 Mack Rd
Fairfield, OH 45014
(513)870-7000

Mercy Hospital Clermont
3000 Hospital Dr
Batavia, OH 45103
(513)732-8200

Dearborn County Hospital
600 Wilson Creek Rd
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
(812)537-1010

Butler County Medical Center
3125 Hamilton Mason Rd
Hamilton, OH 45011
(513)894-8888

West Chester Medical Center
7700 University Dr
West Chester, OH 45069
(513)298-3000

Fort Hamilton Hospital
630 Eaton Ave
Hamilton, OH 45013
(513)867-2000

St Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County
238 Barnes Rd
Williamstown, KY 41097
(859)824-8240

McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital
110 N Poplar St
Oxford, OH 45056
(513)523-2111

Atrium Medical Center
One Medical Center Dr
Franklin, OH 45005
(513)424-2111

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