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Shoreline, Washington

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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 Shoreline

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Nearby Shoreline Hospitals *

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
1550 N 115th St
Seattle, WA 98133
(206)364-0500

Stevens Hospital
21601 76th Ave W
Edmonds, WA 98026
(425)640-4000

Kindred Hospital Seattle
10631 8th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125
(206)364-2050

Swedish Medical Center Ballard Campus
5300 Tallman Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
(206)782-2700

Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206)987-2000

Fairfax Hospital
10200 NE 132nd St
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425)821-2000

University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
(206)598-6555

Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
12040 NE 128th St
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425)899-1000

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
825 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle, WA 98109
(206)288-1400

Group Health Central Hospital
201 16th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206)326-3000

Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
(206)223-6600

Swedish Medical Center First Hill Campus
747 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
(206)386-6000

Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Campus
500 17th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
(206)320-2000

Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
(744)731-3000

Overlake Hospital Medical Center
1035 116th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425)688-5000

Group Health Eastside Hospital
2700 152nd Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052
(425)883-5151

VA Puget Sound Health Care System
1660 S Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
(206)762-1010

West Seattle Psychiatric Hospital
2600 SW Holden St
Seattle, WA 98126
(206)933-7199

Providence Everett Medical Center Pacific Campus
916 Pacific Ave
Everett, WA 98201
(425)258-7123

Harrison Medical Center
2520 Cherry Ave
Bremerton, WA 98310
(360)377-3911

Providence Everett Medical Center Colby Campus
1321 Colby Ave
Everett, WA 98201
(425)261-2000

Valley General Hospital
14701 179th Ave SE
Monroe, WA 98272
(360)794-7497

Schick Shadel Hospital
12101 Ambaum Blvd
Seattle, WA 98146
(206)244-8100

Highline Medical Center Specialty Campus
12844 Military Rd S
Tukwila, WA 98168
(206)244-0180

The Regional Hospital for Respiratory & Complex Care
12844 Military Rd S
Seattle, WA 98168
(206)248-4548

Highline Medical Center Main Campus
16251 Sylvester Rd SW
Burien, WA 98166
(206)244-9970

Valley Medical Center
400 S 43rd St
Renton, WA 98055
(425)228-3450

Auburn Regional Medical Center
202 N Division St
Auburn, WA 98001
(253)833-7711

Cascade Valley Hospital
330 S Stillaguamish Ave
Arlington, WA 98223
(360)435-2133

Jefferson Healthcare
834 Sheridan Ave
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360)385-2200

St Francis Hospital
34515 Ninth Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253)944-8100

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Center
317 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253)403-1400

Tacoma General Hospital
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253)403-1000

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