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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 Milford

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Nearby Milford Hospitals *

Milford Hospital
300 Seaside Ave
Milford, CT 06460
(203)876-4000

Bridgeport Hospital
267 Grant St
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)384-3000

Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
1635 Central Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)551-7400

VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus
950 Campbell Ave
West Haven, CT 06516
(203)932-5711

Griffin Hospital
130 Division St
Derby, CT 06418
(203)735-7421

St Vincent's Medical Center
2800 Main St
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203)576-6000

Hospital of St Raphael
1450 Chapel St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203)789-3000

Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
184 Liberty St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203)688-9711

Connecticut Mental Health Center
34 Park St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203)974-7300

Yale-New Haven Hospital
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203)688-4242

Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services
47 Long Lots Rd
Westport, CT 06880
(203)227-1251

St Charles Hospital
200 Belle Terre Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
(631)474-6000

John T Mather Memorial Hospital
75 N Country Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
(631)473-1320

Masonic Healthcare Center
22 Masonic Ave
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)679-5900

Gaylord Hospital
Gaylord Farm Rd
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)284-2800

Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St
Norwalk, CT 06856
(203)852-2000

Silver Hill Hospital
208 Valley Rd
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203)966-3561

Stony Brook University Medical Center
State University of NY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631)689-8333

St Mary's Hospital
56 Franklin St
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203)709-6000

Waterbury Hospital
64 Robbins St
Waterbury, CT 06721
(203)573-6000

Danbury Hospital
24 Hospital Ave
Danbury, CT 06810
(203)739-7000

The Hospital of Central Connecticut Bradley Campus
81 Meriden Ave
Southington, CT 06489
(860)276-5000

MidState Medical Center
435 Lewis Ave
Meriden, CT 06451
(203)694-8200

Northport VA Medical Center
79 Middleville Rd
Northport, NY 11768
(631)261-4400

St Catherine of Siena Medical Center
50 Route 25-A
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)862-3000

Peconic Bay Medical Center
1300 Roanoke Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901
(631)548-6000

Stamford Hospital
30 Shelburne Rd
Stamford, CT 06902
(203)325-7000

Four Winds Hospital
800 Cross River Rd
Katonah, NY 10536
(914)763-8151

Huntington Hospital
270 Park Ave
Huntington, NY 11743
(631)351-2000

New Milford Hospital
21 Elm St
New Milford, CT 06776
(860)355-2611

Middlesex Hospital
28 Crescent St
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)344-6000

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center
101 Hospital Rd
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631)654-7100

Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
998 Crooked Hill Rd
West Brentwood, NY 11717
(631)761-3500

Connecticut Valley Hospital
Silver St & Eastern Dr
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)262-5000

Bristol Hospital
41 Brewster Rd
Bristol, CT 06010
(860)585-3000

Riverview Hospital for Children & Youth
915 River Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)704-4000

Rushford Center
1250 Silver St
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)346-0300

Greenwich Hospital
5 Perryridge Rd
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203)863-3000

The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain Campus
100 Grand St
New Britain, CT 06052
(860)224-5011

Putnam Hospital Center
670 Stoneleigh Ave
Carmel, NY 10512
(845)279-5711

Hospital for Special Care
2150 Corbin Ave
New Britain, CT 06053
(860)827-1958

Northern Westchester Hospital Center
400 E Main St
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
(914)666-1200

Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center
197 Half Hollow Rd
Dix Hills, NY 11746
(631)370-1700

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