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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 Pflugerville

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Pflugerville Hospitals *

North Austin Medical Center
12221 Mo Pac Expy N
Austin, TX 78758
(512)901-1000

St David's Round Rock Medical Center
2400 Round Rock Ave
Round Rock, TX 78681
(512)341-1000

Seton Northwest Hospital
11113 Research Blvd
Austin, TX 78759
(512)324-6000

Scott & White University Medical Campus
300 University Blvd
Round Rock, TX 78665
(512)509-0100

HEALTHSOUTH Surgical Hospital of Austin
6818 Austin Center Blvd
Austin, TX 78731
(512)346-1994

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
4900 Mueller Blvd
Austin, TX 78723
(512)324-0000

Austin State Hospital
4110 Guadalupe St
Austin, TX 78751
(512)452-0381

Cornerstone Hospital of Austin
4207 Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 78756
(512)706-1900

Heart Hospital of Austin
3801 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78756
(512)407-7000

Seton Medical Center Austin
1201 W 38th St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)324-1000

Austin Lakes Hospital
1025 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)544-5800

Cornerstone Hospital of Austin at St David's
1005 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)544-5470

Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
3501 Mills Ave
Austin, TX 78731
(512)324-2000

St David's Medical Center
919 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)476-7111

St David's Rehabilitation Center
1005 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)544-5100

Cedar Park Regional Medical Center
1401 Medical Pkwy
Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512)528-7000

Seton Medical Center Williamson
201 Seton Pkwy
Round Rock, TX 78665
(512)324-4000

University Medical Center Brackenridge
601 E 15th St
Austin, TX 78701
(512)324-7000

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin
1215 Red River St
Austin, TX 78701
(512)474-5700

St David's Georgetown Hospital
2000 Scenic Dr
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512)943-3000

Austin Surgical Hospital
3003 Bee Caves Rd
Austin, TX 78746
(512)314-3800

Johns Community Hospital
305 Mallard Ln
Taylor, TX 76574
(512)352-7611

St David's South Austin Hospital
901 W Ben White Blvd
Austin, TX 78704
(512)447-2211

The Oaks Treatment Center
1407 W Stassney Ln
Austin, TX 78745
(512)464-0400

Texas NeuroRehab Center
1106 W Dittmar Rd
Austin, TX 78745
(512)444-4835

Lakeside Hospital at Bastrop
3201 E Highway 71
Bastrop, TX 78602
(512)321-8200

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

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