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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 Galveston

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Nearby Galveston Hospitals *

Shriners Hospital Galveston
815 Market St
Galveston, TX 77550
(409)770-6600

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409)772-1011

Mainland Medical Center
6801 Emmett F Lowry Expy
Texas City, TX 77591
(409)938-5000

CHRISTUS St John Hospital
18300 St John Dr
Nassau Bay, TX 77058
(281)333-5503

Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
500 Medical Center Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
(281)332-2511

Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital
655 E Medical Center Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
(281)286-1500

Cornerstone Hospital of Houston at Clearlake
709 Medical Center Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
(281)332-3322

Triumph Hospital Clear Lake
350 Blossom St
Webster, TX 77598
(281)316-7800

Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
11800 Astoria Blvd
Houston, TX 77089
(281)929-6100

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Alexander Campus
1700 James Bowie Dr
Baytown, TX 77520
(281)420-8600

Triumph Hospital Baytown
1700 James Bowie Dr
Baytown, TX 77520
(281)420-7800

Bayside Community Hospital
200 Hospital Dr
Anahuac, TX 77514
(409)267-3143

Vista Medical Center Hospital of America
4301 Vista Rd
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713)378-3000

Bayshore Medical Center
4000 Spencer Hwy
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713)359-2000

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Garth Rd
4401 Garth Rd
Baytown, TX 77521
(281)420-8600

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