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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 Racine

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Nearby Racine Hospitals *

All Saints St Luke's Memorial Hospital
1320 Wisconsin Ave
Racine, WI 53403
(262)687-2011

All Saints St Mary's Medical Center
3801 Spring St
Racine, WI 53405
(262)687-4011

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Kenosha
6308 8th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53143
(262)656-2261

United Hospital System Kenosha Medical Center Campus
6308 8th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53143
(262)656-2011

United Hospital System St Catherine's Campus
9555 76th St
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
(262)577-8000

Aurora Medical Center
10400 75th St
Kenosha, WI 53142
(262)948-5600

Aurora St Luke's South Shore
5900 S Lake Dr
Cudahy, WI 53110
(414)489-9000

Midwestern Regional Medical Center
2520 Elisha Ave
Zion, IL 60099
(847)872-4561

Lakeview Specialty Hospital & Rehabilitation
1701 Sharp Rd
Waterford, WI 53185
(262)534-7297

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare St Francis
3237 S 16th St
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414)647-5000

Aurora St Luke's Medical Center
2900 W Oklahoma Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414)649-6000

Kindred Hospital Milwaukee
5017 S 110th St
Greenfield, WI 53228
(414)427-8282

Clement J Zablocki VA Medical Center
5000 W National Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53295
(414)384-2000

Select Specialty Hospital Milwaukee
8901 W Lincoln Ave
West Allis, WI 53227
(414)328-7700

West Allis Memorial Hospital
8901 W Lincoln Ave
West Allis, WI 53227
(414)328-6000

Aurora Sinai Medical Center
945 N 12th St
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414)219-2000

Rogers Memorial Hospital
11101 W Lincoln Ave
West Allis, WI 53227
(414)327-3000

Columbia St Mary's Milwaukee Campus
2323 N Lake Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414)291-1000

Vista Medical Center East
1324 N Sheridan Rd
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847)360-3000

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
9000 W Wisconsin Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414)266-2000

Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414)805-3000

Aurora Psychiatric Hospital
1220 Dewey Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
(414)454-6600

The Wisconsin Heart Hospital
10000 W Blue Mound Rd
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414)778-7800

Columbia St Mary's Columbia Campus
2025 E Newport Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414)961-3300

Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute
2025 E Newport Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414)298-6700

Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin
575 W River Woods Pkwy
Glendale, WI 53212
(414)961-6800

Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division
9455 W Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414)257-6995

Vista Medical Center West
2615 Washington St
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847)249-3900

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare St Joseph
5000 W Chambers St
Milwaukee, WI 53210
(414)447-2000

Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington
252 McHenry St
Burlington, WI 53105
(262)767-6000

North Chicago VA Medical Center
3001 Green Bay Rd
North Chicago, IL 60064
(847)688-1900

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Elmbrook Memorial
19333 W North Ave
Brookfield, WI 53045
(262)785-2000

Waukesha Memorial Hospital
725 American Ave
Waukesha, WI 53188
(262)928-1000

Rehabilitation Hospital of Wisconsin
1625 Coldwater Creek Dr
Waukesha, WI 53188
(262)521-8800

Community Memorial Hospital
W180 N8085 Town Hall Rd
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262)251-1000

Lake Forest Hospital
660 N Westmoreland Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847)234-5600

Condell Medical Center
801 S Milwaukee Ave
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847)362-2900

Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
W3985 County Rd NN
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262)741-2000

LifeCare Hospitals of Wisconsin
2400 Golf Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53072
(262)524-2600

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