Same-Day Crowns
Dr. Simone understands how valuable your time is, which is why we offer same-day dental crowns. This means we can prepare your tooth, take an impression, design, and fabricate your restoration, all within a single appointment.
Traditional dental crowns typically require multiple appointments spread out over two weeks or more. That meant you’d have to get numb twice, take more time off work, and deal with an oftentimes uncomfortable temporary crown kept in place with temporary cements that left your tooth structure exposed to the outside environment.
Get Your Perfect Smile In One Appointment.
Thanks to advanced CEREC technology, we can now provide you with a permanent dental crown in a single visit. Not only is this more convenient, it’s better dentistry. Having this infrastructure in-house means Dr. Simone has full control over the design process. That means restorations with a perfect fit. Delivering definitive restorations in one visit also gives Dr. Simone the ability to prepare your tooth more conservatively, and permanently bonding or cementing the final crown in the same visit means your tooth is not at risk for being contaminated. During your visit, Dr. Simone will take a digital impression of the prepared tooth and design the crown chairside. The design is then sent to the milling unit where the porcelain crown is carved out in just a few minutes. Then, the crown is polished and baked to reach its full strength. After a quick try in, the crown will be bonded or cemented to your tooth, allowing you to leave our office with a beautiful definitive restoration that same day.
Porcelain Crowns
Porcelain crowns have become one of the most sought-after solutions to correct damaged or weakened teeth. They can immediately restore lost functionality and restore the tooth to its proper shape and size. No matter how badly the tooth is damaged or decayed, we always strive to save the tooth, and crowns can help.
What are the Different Types of Bridges?
There are four different kinds of bridges, each chosen for various reasons. The only way to determine which bridge best suits you is by getting an evaluation from Dr. Simone.
Traditional Bridge
A traditional bridge is the most used and is held in place by an abutment secured to the healthy teeth on either side of the vacant space.
Cantilever Bridge
Unlike traditional bridges, the cantilever bridge uses only a single tooth to hold its place. This can be helpful for patients with limited healthy teeth remaining .
Maryland Bridge
The Maryland bridge is modeled after the traditional bridge. It uses two teeth on either side of the vacated space as well. The only difference is that instead of being held in place by crowns, the bridge is held in place by a metal framework that fuses to the abutment teeth.
Implant-Supported Bridge
The most stable of all dental bridges, dental implant-supported bridges don't use teeth on either side of the space. they utilize dental implants embedded into the patient's jawbone. It is also the most expensive and invasive dental bridge type, taking multiple appointments to complete the placement process.