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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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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 New Braunfels

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Nearby New Braunfels Hospitals *

Christus Santa Rosa New Braunfels
600 N Union Ave
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830)606-9111

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
1215 E Court St
Seguin, TX 78155
(830)379-2411

Central Texas Medical Center
1301 Wonder World Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512)353-8979

Northeast Methodist Hospital
12412 Judson Rd
Live Oak, TX 78233
(210)757-7000

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center
17720 Corporate Woods Dr
San Antonio, TX 78259
(210)491-9400

COMPASS Hospital at San Antonio
14743 Jones Maltsberger Rd
San Antonio, TX 78247
(210)402-0029

Mission Vista Behavioral Health Center
14747 Jones Maltsberger Rd
San Antonio, TX 78247
(210)497-0004

Spine Hospital of South Texas
18600 Hardy Oak Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78258
(210)404-0800

Northeast Baptist Hospital
8811 Village Dr
San Antonio, TX 78217
(210)297-2000

North Central Baptist Hospital
520 Madison Oak Dr
San Antonio, TX 78258
(210)297-4000

Seton Edgar B Davis Memorial Hospital
130 Hays St
Luling, TX 78648
(830)875-7000

Nix Specialty Health Center
4330 Vance Jackson Rd
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210)341-2633

Warm Springs Specialty Hospital Luling
200 Memorial Dr
Luling, TX 78648
(830)875-8400

Southeast Baptist Hospital
4214 E Southcross Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78222
(210)297-3000

Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
1310 McCullough Ave
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210)757-2200

Kindred Hospital San Antonio
3636 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)616-0616

Baptist Medical Center
111 Dallas St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210)297-7000

Select Specialty Hospital San Antonio
111 Dallas St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210)297-7170

TexSAn Heart Hospital
6700 IH-10 W
San Antonio, TX 78201
(210)736-6700

Nix Medical Center
414 Navarro St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210)271-1800

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa City Centre & Children's Hospital
333 N Santa Rosa St
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210)704-2011

Southwest Mental Health Center
8535 Tom Slick Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)616-0300

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Institute of San Antonio
9119 Cinnamon Hill
San Antonio, TX 78240
(210)691-0737

Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
7700 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)575-7000

Methodist Hospital
7700 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)575-4000

St Luke's Baptist Hospital
7930 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)297-5000

Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital
8026 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)575-8110

University Health System San Antonio
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)358-4000

Texas Specialty Hospital
7310 Oak Manor Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)308-0261

Warm Springs San Antonio Rehabilitation Hospital
5101 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)616-0100

LifeCare Hospitals of San Antonio
8902 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78240
(210)690-7000

San Antonio State Hospital
6711 S New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78223
(210)532-8811

South Texas VA Healthcare System
7400 Merton Minter Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)617-5300

Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital Northwest
9150 Huebner Rd
San Antonio, TX 78240
(210)575-5000

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center
2827 Babcock Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)705-6300

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Rehabilitation Hospital
2827 Babcock Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)705-6100

Texas Center for Infectious Disease
2303 SE Military Dr
San Antonio, TX 78223
(210)534-8857

Seton Southwest Healthcare Center
7900 FM 1826
Austin, TX 78737
(512)324-9000

Promise Hospital of San Antonio
7400 Barlite Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224
(210)921-3550

Southwest General Hospital
7400 Barlite Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224
(210)921-2000

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