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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 Frederick

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Nearby Frederick Hospitals *

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

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

Brook Lane Health Services
13218 Brook Lane Dr
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301)733-0330

Washington County Hospital
251 E Antietam St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301)790-8000

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

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

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

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

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

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

Waynesboro Hospital
501 E Main St
Waynesboro, PA 17268
(717)765-4000

Jefferson Memorial Hospital
300 S Preston St
Ranson, WV 25438
(304)728-1600

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

Martinsburg VA Medical Center
510 Butler Ave
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304)263-0811

City Hospital
2500 Hospital Dr
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304)264-1000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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