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Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake county. It is the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and is also one of the vertices of the Research Triangle area (home of the Research Triangle Park).
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina)

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2012-07-21
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2012-08-04
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2012-08-25
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2012-09-08
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2012-09-22
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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 Durham

  • In case of Emergency, call 911
  • Police (808) 529-3111
  • Fire (808) 723-7139

Nearby Durham Hospitals *

Duke University Medical Center
2301 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27710
(919)684-8111

Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton St
Durham, NC 27705
(919)286-0411

Durham Regional Hospital
3643 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919)470-4000

Select Specialty Hospital Durham
3643 N Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919)470-9000

North Carolina Specialty Hospital
3916 Ben Franklin Blvd
Durham, NC 27704
(919)956-9300

UNC Health Care
101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919)966-4131

John Umstead Hospital
1003 12th St
Butner, NC 27509
(919)575-7211

Rex Healthcare
4420 Lake Boone Trl
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919)784-3100

WakeMed Cary Hospital
1900 Kildaire Farm Rd
Cary, NC 27518
(919)350-2000

Duke Raleigh Hospital
3400 Wake Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919)954-3000

WakeMed Raleigh Campus
3000 New Bern Ave
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)350-8000

Holly Hill Hospital
3019 Falstaff Rd
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919)250-7000

Granville Medical Center
1010 College St
Oxford, NC 27565
(919)690-3000

Person Memorial Hospital
615 Ridge Rd
Roxboro, NC 27573
(336)599-2121

Maria Parham Medical Center
566 Ruin Creek Rd
Henderson, NC 27536
(252)438-4143

Alamance Regional Medical Center
1240 Huffman Mill Rd
Burlington, NC 27215
(336)538-7000

Franklin Regional Medical Center
100 Hospital Dr
Louisburg, NC 27549
(919)496-5131

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