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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 Eldersburg

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Nearby Eldersburg Hospitals *

Springfield Hospital Center
6655 Sykesville Rd
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410)970-7000

Northwest Hospital
5401 Old Court Rd
Randallstown, MD 21133
(410)521-2200

Carroll Hospital Center
200 Memorial Ave
Westminster, MD 21157
(410)848-3000

Sheppard Pratt at Ellicott City
4100 College Ave
Ellicott City, MD 21041
(443)364-5500

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

Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Dr
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410)448-2500

Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410)402-6000

Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital
2434 W Belvedere Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410)466-8700

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
2401 W Belvedere Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410)601-9000

Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital
1708 W Rogers Ave
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410)578-8600

Greater Baltimore Medical Center
6701 N Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
(443)849-2000

Saint Agnes Hospital
900 Caton Ave
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410)368-6000

Sheppard Pratt Health System
6501 N Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
(410)938-3000

Bon Secours Baltimore Health System
2000 W Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410)362-3000

St Joseph Medical Center
7601 Osler Dr
Towson, MD 21204
(410)337-1000

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

Union Memorial Hospital
201 E University Pkwy
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410)554-2000

Maryland General Hospital
827 Linden Ave
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)225-8000

Baltimore VA Medical Center
10 N Greene St
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)605-7000

University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S Greene St
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)328-8667

Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland
5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21239
(443)444-8000

Mercy Medical Center
301 Saint Paul Pl
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410)332-9000

University Specialty Hospital
601 S Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410)547-8500

Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 N Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
(443)923-9200

Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21287
(410)955-5000

Harbor Hospital Center
3001 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD 21225
(410)350-3200

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

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410)550-0100

Frederick Memorial Hospital
400 W Seventh St
Frederick, MD 21701
(240)566-3300

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

Baltimore Washington Medical Center
301 Hospital Dr
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410)787-4000

Franklin Square Hospital Center
9000 Franklin Square Dr
Rosedale, MD 21237
(443)777-7000

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

Hanover Hospital
300 Highland Ave
Hanover, PA 17331
(717)637-3711

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gettysburg Hospital
147 Gettys St
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)334-2121

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

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

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

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

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

Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
500 Upper Chesapeake Dr
Bel Air, MD 21014
(443)643-1000

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

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

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

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