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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 is a toothache?

"Toothache" usually refers to pain around the teeth or jaws primarily as a result of a dental condition. In most instances, toothaches are caused by tooth problems, such as a dental cavity, a cracked tooth, an exposed tooth root, or gum disease. However, disorders of the jaw joint (temporo-mandibular joint) can also cause pain that is referred to as "toothache." The severity of a toothache can range from chronic and mild to sharp and excruciating. The pain may be aggravated by chewing or by cold or heat. A thorough oral examination, which includes dental X-rays, can help determine whether the toothache is coming from a tooth or jaw problem and the cause.

Sometimes, a toothache may be caused by a problem not originating from a tooth or the jaw. Pain around the teeth and the jaws can be symptoms of diseases of the heart (such as angina or heart attack), ears (such as inner or external ear infections), and sinuses (air passages of the cheekb...

Emergency Contact for Spring Hill

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Spring Hill Hospitals *

Spring Hill Regional Hospital
10461 Quality Dr
Spring Hill, FL 34609
(352)688-8200

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
14000 Fivay Rd
Hudson, FL 34667
(727)819-2929

Oak Hill Hospital
11375 Cortez Blvd
Brooksville, FL 34613
(352)596-6632

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Springhill
12440 Cortez Blvd
Brooksville, FL 34613
(352)592-4250

Spring Brook Hospital
7007 Grove Rd
Brookville, FL 34609
(352)596-4306

Brooksville Regional Hospital
17240 Cortez Blvd
Brooksville, FL 34601
(352)796-5111

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
6600 Madison St
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727)842-8468

Community Hospital of New Port Richey
5637 Marine Pkwy
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727)848-1733

Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital
1395 S Pinellas Ave
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
(727)942-5000

Pasco Regional Medical Center
13100 Fort King Rd
Dade City, FL 33525
(352)521-1100

University Community Hospital
3100 E Fletcher Ave
Tampa, FL 33613
(813)971-6000

James A Haley VA Medical Center
13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-2000

Shriners Hospital for Children
12502 Pine Dr
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-2250

H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
12902 Magnolia Dr
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-4673

Citrus Memorial Hospital
502 W Highland Blvd
Inverness, FL 34452
(352)726-1551

Town & Country Hospital
6001 Webb Rd
Tampa, FL 33615
(813)888-7060

Mease Countryside Hospital
3231 McMullen-Booth Rd
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727)725-6111

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills
7050 Gall Blvd
Zephyrhills, FL 33541
(813)788-0411

Mease Dunedin Hospital
601 Main St
Dunedin, FL 34698
(727)733-1111

University Community Hospital Carrollwood
7171 N Dale Mabry Hwy
Tampa, FL 33614
(813)932-2222

Kindred Hospital Central Tampa
4801 N Howard Ave
Tampa, FL 33603
(813)874-7575

St Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)870-4000

St Joseph's Hospital
3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)870-4000

St Joseph's Women's Hospital
3030 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)879-4730

Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center
6201 N Suncoast Blvd
Crystal River, FL 34428
(352)795-6560

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