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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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Toothache »

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 Stamford

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Nearby Stamford Hospitals *

Stamford Hospital
30 Shelburne Rd
Stamford, CT 06902
(203)325-7000

Greenwich Hospital
5 Perryridge Rd
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203)863-3000

Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St
Norwalk, CT 06856
(203)852-2000

Silver Hill Hospital
208 Valley Rd
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203)966-3561

Rye Hospital Center
754 Boston Post Rd
Rye, NY 10580
(914)967-4567

St Vincent's Hospital Westchester
275 North St
Harrison, NY 10528
(914)967-6500

New York Presbyterian Westchester
21 Bloomingdale Rd
White Plains, NY 10605
(914)682-9100

The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
785 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914)597-2500

White Plains Hospital Center
Davis Ave at E Post Rd
White Plains, NY 10601
(914)681-0600

Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services
47 Long Lots Rd
Westport, CT 06880
(203)227-1251

Glen Cove Hospital
101 St Andrews Ln
Glen Cove, NY 11542
(516)674-7300

Blythedale Children's Hospital
95 Bradhurst Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914)592-7555

Huntington Hospital
270 Park Ave
Huntington, NY 11743
(631)351-2000

Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
100 Woods Rd
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914)493-7000

Westchester Medical Center
95 Grasslands Rd
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914)493-7000

Northern Westchester Hospital Center
400 E Main St
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
(914)666-1200

Four Winds Hospital
800 Cross River Rd
Katonah, NY 10536
(914)763-8151

Northport VA Medical Center
79 Middleville Rd
Northport, NY 11768
(631)261-4400

Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester
16 Guion Pl
New Rochelle, NY 10802
(914)632-5000

Syosset Hospital
221 Jericho Tpke
Syosset, NY 11791
(516)496-6400

Dobbs Ferry Pavillion @ St Johns Riverside Hospital
128 Ashford Ave
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914)693-0700

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
701 N Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
(914)366-3000

Lawrence Hospital Center
55 Palmer Ave
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914)787-1000

Mount Vernon Hospital
12 N 7th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914)664-8000

Stony Lodge Hospital
40 Croton Dam Rd
Ossining, NY 10562
(914)941-7400

St Francis Hospital The Heart Center
100 Port Washington Blvd
Roslyn, NY 11576
(516)562-6000

Plainview Hospital
888 Old Country Rd
Plainview, NY 11803
(516)719-3000

North Division of Montefiore Medical Center
600 E 233rd St
Bronx, NY 10466
(718)920-9000

Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center
197 Half Hollow Rd
Dix Hills, NY 11746
(631)370-1700

Nyack Hospital
160 N Midland Ave
Nyack, NY 10960
(845)348-2000

St John's Riverside Hospital
967 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914)964-4444

Saint Joseph's Medical Center
127 S Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914)378-7000

St Vincent's Medical Center
2800 Main St
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203)576-6000

North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset
300 Community Dr
Manhasset, NY 11030
(516)562-0100

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)918-5000

Jack D Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Rd
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)904-2000

Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center
1000 Waters Pl
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)239-3639

Bronx Psychiatric Center
1500 Waters Pl
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)931-0600

Calvary Hospital
1740 Eastchester Rd
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)863-6900

Montefiore Medical Center
111 E 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
(718)920-4321

North Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Ave
Bronx, NY 10467
(718)519-5000

New York Westchester Square Medical Center
2475 St Raymond Ave
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)430-7300

Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
998 Crooked Hill Rd
West Brentwood, NY 11717
(631)761-3500

Bridgeport Hospital
267 Grant St
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)384-3000

Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
1635 Central Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)551-7400

Winthrop University Hospital
259 1st St
Mineola, NY 11501
(516)663-0333

Rockland Psychiatric Center
140 Old Orangeburg Rd
Orangeburg, NY 10962
(845)359-1000

Long Island Jewish Medical Center
270-05 76th Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(718)470-7000

Schneider Children's Hospital
269-01 76th Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(718)470-7000

Nassau University Medical Center
2201 Hempstead Tpke
East Meadow, NY 11554
(516)572-0123

James J Peters VA Medical Center
130 W Kingsbridge Rd
Bronx, NY 10468
(718)584-9000

St Catherine of Siena Medical Center
50 Route 25-A
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)862-3000

The Zucker Hillside Hospital
75-59 263rd St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718)470-8100

New Island Hospital
4295 Hempstead Tpke
Bethpage, NY 11714
(516)579-6000

St Barnabas Hospital
4422 3rd Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718)960-9000

Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center
599 Convent Rd
Orangeburg, NY 10962
(845)359-7400

Queens Children's Psychiatric Center
74-03 Commonwealth Blvd
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718)264-4500

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
79-25 Winchester Blvd
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718)264-4000

New York Presbyterian Allen Pavilion
5141 Broadway
New York, NY 10034
(212)932-4000

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Concourse Division
1650 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10457
(718)590-1800

FDR Campus of the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System Montrose
2094 Albany Post Rd
Montrose, NY 10548
(914)737-4400

Putnam Hospital Center
670 Stoneleigh Ave
Carmel, NY 10512
(845)279-5711

Stony Brook University Medical Center
State University of NY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631)689-8333

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Fulton Division
1276 Fulton Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718)590-1800

Englewood Hospital & Medical Center
350 Engle St
Englewood, NJ 07631
(201)894-3000

Hudson Valley Hospital Center
1980 Crompond Rd
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
(914)737-9000

MMC South Bronx Health Center
871 Prospect Ave
Bronx, NY 10459
(718)991-0605

Danbury Hospital
24 Hospital Ave
Danbury, CT 06810
(203)739-7000

Flushing Hospital Medical Center
45th Ave at Parsons Blvd
Flushing, NY 11355
(718)670-5000

Helen Hayes Hospital
Route 9W
West Haverstraw, NY 10993
(845)786-4000

New York Presbyterian Columbia Campus
622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
(212)305-2500

Mercy Medical Center
1000 N Village Ave
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516)705-2525

New York State Psychiatric Institute
1051 Riverside Dr
New York, NY 10032
(212)543-5000

New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
56-45 Main St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718)670-1231

Cornerstone of Medical Arts Center Hospital
159-05 Union Tnpk
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718)906-6700

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