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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 Portage

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Portage Hospitals *

Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital
1312 Oakland Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(269)337-3000

Bronson Vicksburg Hospital
13326 North Blvd
Vicksburg, MI 49097
(269)649-2321

Bronson Methodist Hospital
601 John St
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269)341-7654

Borgess Medical Center
1521 Gull Rd
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
(269)226-7000

Three Rivers Health
701 S Health Pkwy
Three Rivers, MI 49093
(269)278-1145

Bronson LakeView Hospital
408 Hazen St
Paw Paw, MI 49079
(269)657-3141

Borgess Pipp Hospital
411 Naomi St
Plainwell, MI 49080
(269)685-0700

Battle Creek VA Medical Center
5500 Armstrong Rd
Battle Creek, MI 49037
(269)966-5600

Fieldstone Center
165 N Washington Ave
Battle Creek, MI 49016
(269)964-7121

Battle Creek Health System
300 North Ave
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269)966-8000

Southwest Regional Rehabilitation Center
393 E Roosevelt Ave
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269)965-3206

Allegan General Hospital
555 Linn St
Allegan, MI 49010
(269)673-8424

Sturgis Hospital
916 Myrtle Ave
Sturgis, MI 49091
(269)651-7824

Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital
420 W High St
Dowagiac, MI 49047
(269)782-8681

Oaklawn Hospital
200 N Madison St
Marshall, MI 49068
(269)781-4271

Community Hospital Watervliet
400 Medical Park Dr
Watervliet, MI 49098
(269)463-3111

Pennock Hospital
1009 W Green St
Hastings, MI 49058
(269)945-3451

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