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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 Watsonville

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Watsonville Hospitals *

Watsonville Community Hospital
75 Nielson St
Watsonville, CA 95076
(831)724-4741

Saint Louise Regional Hospital
9400 No Name Uno
Gilroy, CA 95020
(408)848-2000

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center
2900 Chanticleer Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
(831)477-2200

Dominican Hospital
1555 Soquel Dr
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
(831)462-7700

Natividad Medical Center
1441 Constitution Blvd
Salinas, CA 93906
(831)755-4111

Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
450 E Romie Ln
Salinas, CA 93901
(831)757-4333

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
911 Sunset Dr
Hollister, CA 95023
(831)637-5711

Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center
250 Hospital Pkwy
San Jose, CA 95119
(408)972-7000

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
23625 Holman Hwy
Monterey, CA 93940
(831)624-5311

Good Samaritan Hospital Mission Oaks
15891 Los Gatos Almaden Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408)356-4111

Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose
2425 Samaritan Dr
San Jose, CA 95124
(408)559-2011

El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos
815 Pollard Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408)378-6131

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
751 S Bascom Ave
San Jose, CA 95128
(408)885-5000

O'Connor Hospital
2105 Forest Ave
San Jose, CA 95128
(408)947-2500

Regional Medical Center of San Jose
225 N Jackson Ave
San Jose, CA 95116
(408)259-5000

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
700 Lawrence Expy
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408)851-1000

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