Teeth Crown, Dental Crown, Tooth Crown, Porcelain Crowns
Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Tysons Corner, Alexandria, Fairfax, and McLean, Virginia
Questions About Your Dental Crown
Dental crowns are also known as “caps” because they provide a durable cover for the visible portion of a damaged tooth. Anyone, regardless of socioeconomic status or attention to good oral hygiene, can fall victim to cracked, broken or worn down teeth. At Galleria Dental Aesthetics, we offer all-porcelain dental crowns to our patients in the Arlington and Tysons Corner area to help provide stability to damaged teeth.
Why does Galleria Dental Aesthetics use all-porcelain crowns?
Cosmetic Dentists in Virginia, Dr. Lee, Dr. Oh and Dr. Mortazie pride themselves on their abilities to take cosmetic dentistry to a whole new aesthetic level. By incorporating porcelain dental crowns into their procedure offerings, our office is able to make the tooth crown flow seamlessly with the rest of the smile. Porcelain crowns can be manufactured to precisely mimic the tooth color and shape of your existing teeth.
Mastering the technique of properly incorporating porcelain dental crowns into a smile requires years of training and experience. Realizing that this method will produce superior results for our patients, our cosmetic dentists have made the commitment to learning and excelling at this skill.
What types of dental problems can dental crowns correct?
Teeth crowns can be used for a variety of dental issues, including to:
- Protect and restore a decayed or damaged tooth
- Act as a replacement tooth for a dental implant
- Act as an anchor for a dental bridge
- Restore beauty to a smile with misshapen teeth
What are potential complications of porcelain dental crowns?
At Galleria Dental Aesthetics, we take every precaution to ensure that your dental crown will be precisely fit, comfortable and durable. However, like any dental procedure, there are potential complications that can arise, including:
- Tooth sensitivity
- Crown becoming loose, allowing harmful bacteria to form under the crown
- Chips in the porcelain material
- Crown falling off, which may or may not require a new crown to be made
If you experience any of these complications, please contact our office as soon as possible so we can rectify the situation.
What is the lifespan of dental crowns?
Dental crowns generally last approximately 10 years, depending on how well you practice oral hygiene routines as well as your ability to avoid certain personal habits, such as teeth grinding, nail biting or chewing hard substances like ice or candy. The tooth underneath a crown is still subject to tooth decay and gum disease, so it is important to continue brushing and flossing daily.
If you are in need of a tooth crown or would simply like to learn more about this procedure, please contact our Tysons Corner, Virginia office today for an initial dental crown consultation. We happily serve patients of Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, McLean, and all areas of Northern Virginia.
