About dental crowns
Moore & Pascarella’s highly-experienced restorative dentists work with patients to find the right dental treatments to repair and restore cracked, damaged or discolored teeth. Crowns are one way we can help improve the appearance and function of cracked, broken, or damaged teeth.
Crowns are a restorative option that are placed on the tops of damaged or broken teeth to give a stronger, protective and more functional surface. Sometimes, crowns and veneers may be combined depending on your individual dental needs. Moore & Pascarella offers superior care and advanced technology to meet your needs and restore your smile to its original luster.
We’re proud to offer crowns in Redding and Red Bluff office locations.
General information about crowns
Crowns, also known as a dental cap, provide a solution to restore a damaged tooth and prevent further problems. We offer dental crowns made with durable materials that can include precious metal, porcelain pressed to metal, and all-porcelain crowns to restore your teeth. All-porcelain crowns are the best option to blend with your natural tooth color to provide an attractive and lasting solution. We can customize the shade of the materials we use to match your natural teeth perfectly and protect them beautifully. A metal crown may also be the right choice for teeth that need more support and strength from a dental crown, such as in cases where a tooth is badly broken or damaged.
There are several ways we use crowns, such as improving the color and shape of teeth, rebuilding a weak tooth or a broken tooth, to cover and support a tooth with a larger restoration where there isn’t a lot of tooth structure left, to hold a dental bridge in place, cover a dental implant, strengthen the teeth in the face of chips and cracks, or to protect a tooth that has undergone root canal therapy. Once the crown is placed, you care for it as you would the rest of your natural teeth.
Crowns may be part of a larger plan to restore your smile to its best possible state, and might be done with bonding, bridgework and other cosmetic and restoration dental care. Our dentists can answer any questions you have about which treatment is right for you. We serve patients all over northern California from offices in Redding and Red Bluff – get in touch to make an appointment and find out more.
What are same-day crowns?
CEREC is an state-of-the-art approach to creating precision dental crowns without the wait. Our team will evaluate your unique needs and determine whether same-day crowns or traditional impression crowns are best for you.
What’s the difference between traditional crowns and CEREC?
Traditional dental crowns are usually created in two phases. First, we’ll carefully remove tooth structure that’s been damaged by decay or fractures. Then, we’ll adjust the shape of the tooth to make space for your new crown, ensuring that it fits naturally with the rest of your bite.
Once your tooth has been prepared, we’ll take impressions and create a model of your teeth, which will be sent to a dental laboratory where your permanent crown will be fabricated. We’ll provide a temporary crown to wear in the meantime.
When it’s ready, you’ll return to our office to have your new crown permanently attached. In total, traditional methods for creating dental crowns can take anywhere from a few days to two weeks on average.
CEREC streamlines this process and eliminates the wait so you can get back to living life to the fullest right away. This method uses state-of-the-art technology to mill your permanent crown in our office while you wait.
Most CEREC crowns are made entirely from ceramic, which gives them a lifelike appearance that will blend seamlessly with the rest of your smile. By creating your crown in the same visit as your tooth preparation, we can ensure a precision fit and eliminate the need for a temporary restoration.
That means you get a beautiful, functional new tooth in just one visit.
Same day crowns are not ideal for every situation. Our expert team will help you understand which approach will give you the best results with the longest lifespan so you can smile with confidence for years to come.
