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Tuckahoe, Virginia

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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 Tuckahoe

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Nearby Tuckahoe Hospitals *

Henrico Doctors' Hospital
1602 Skipwith Rd
Richmond, VA 23229
(804)289-4500

Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital
5801 Bremo Rd
Richmond, VA 23226
(804)285-2011

Stony Point Surgery Center
8700 Stony Point Pkwy
Richmond, VA 23235
(804)775-4500

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Virginia
5700 Fitzhugh Ave
Richmond, VA 23226
(804)288-5700

Parham Doctors' Hospital
7700 E Parham Rd
Richmond, VA 23294
(804)747-5600

Retreat Doctor's Hospital
2621 Grove Ave
Richmond, VA 23220
(804)254-5100

CJW Medical Center Chippenham Campus
7101 Jahnke Rd
Richmond, VA 23225
(804)320-3911

CJW Medical Center Johnston-Willis Campus
1401 Johnston-Willis Dr
Richmond, VA 23235
(804)330-2000

Children's Hospital
2924 Brook Rd
Richmond, VA 23220
(804)321-7474

Hallmark Youth Care
12800 W Creek Pkwy
Richmond, VA 23238
(804)784-2200

VCU Medical Center
1250 E Marshall St
Richmond, VA 23219
(804)828-9000

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Blvd
Richmond, VA 23249
(804)675-5000

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
1500 N 28th St
Richmond, VA 23223
(804)225-1700

Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center
13710 St Francis Blvd
Midlothian, VA 23114
(804)594-7300

Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Hospital
8254 Atlee Rd
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
(804)764-7054

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
8260 Atlee Rd
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
(804)764-6000

Central State Hospital
26317 W Washington St
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804)524-7000

Hiram W Davis Medical Center
7th Ave
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804)524-7420

John Randolph Medical Center
411 W Randolph Rd
Hopewell, VA 23860
(804)541-7492

Poplar Springs Hospital
350 Poplar Dr
Petersburg, VA 23805
(804)733-6874

Cumberland Hospital for Children & Adolescents
9407 Cumberland Rd
New Kent, VA 23124
(804)966-2242

Southside Regional Medical Center
200 Medical Park Blvd
Petersburg, VA 23805
(804)862-5000

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