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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 Harrisonburg

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Nearby Harrisonburg Hospitals *

Rockingham Memorial Hospital
235 Cantrell Ave
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540)433-4100

Commonwealth Center for Children
1355 Richmond Ave
Staunton, VA 24401
(540)332-2100

Western State Hospital
1301 Richmond Ave
Staunton, VA 24401
(540)332-8000

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
243 Woodrow Wilson Ave
Fishersville, VA 22939
(540)332-7000

Augusta Medical Center
78 Medical Center Dr
Fishersville, VA 22939
(540)932-4000

Page Memorial Hospital
200 Memorial Dr
Luray, VA 22835
(540)743-4561

Whisper Ridge Behavioral Health System
2101 Arlington Blvd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434)977-1523

Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center
2270 Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434)924-5161

UVA HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital
515 Ray C Hunt Dr
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434)244-2000

University of Virginia Children's Hospital
1215 Lee St
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(434)924-5437

University of Virginia Medical Center
1215 Lee St
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(434)924-0211

Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
759 S Main St
Woodstock, VA 22664
(540)459-4021

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