DENTAL CROWNS
in San Francisco, CA

Show off your pearly whites with beautiful, strong, and long-lasting crowns from MeDental in San Francisco.

Dental Crowns are a type of dental restoration that restore a broken, cracked, or cavitated tooth back to its shape and function. Think of it is a "cap" that goes over your tooth that looks and feels like your tooth. Crowns are necessary for teeth that have large cavities, broken teeth, cracked teeth, or replacement of old and broken large silver and white fillings. Dental crowns can be made out of porcelain, gold, or porcelain fused to metal. Dr. Moran's preference is porcelain crowns as it is an excellent and strong material that can still create excellent esthetic outcomes.

The crown builds back up the tooth to its original shape and size and prevents it from breaking further. We make custom fit, lab fabricated, porcelain crowns that match your teeth in shade, shape, and size. We ensure that every crown we make and place fits perfectly and will last in your mouth for at least 5 years.

When do you need a crown?

When you have a large cavity

When you have a large cavity a lot of the tooth structure is decayed and has to be removed. As such, there is not enough remaining healthy tooth structure to hold a fillings. In this case, a dental crown is necessary to restore the tooth back to its original shape and function.

When you need to treat a tooth with a large silver filling

Previously, dentist used to place large silver fillings for treating cavities. Overtime these silver fillings can fail, creating cracks in the tooth or open margins between the filling and the tooth. If this is the case, teeth with these large silver fillings needs to be treated with a dental crown. Some patients also do not want to have the silver fillings in their mouth. If this is the case, we will replace the large silver fillings with crowns.

When you have a broken tooth

If you broke a tooth and a large part of the tooth broke off, you may need a crown. This is because a crown is the only way to restore the tooth back to it's original shape and function. If a large part of the tooth has broken off and not a lot of tooth structure is left, you may need an extraction and implant.

When you have a cracked tooth

If you bite on something hard or clench or grind your teeth, you may experience Cracked tooth syndrome. When you feel pain on biting after biting on something hard and the pain persists after a few days, please give us a call. If the crack is stills superficial and has not propagated to the nerves or the root of the tooth, it can still be treated by placing a crown on the tooth. If the crack has gone into the nerve then you will need a root canal before placement of the crown.

If you are unsure which case are you, the best thing to do is schedule your first appointment so Dr. Moran can fix your tooth!

Dental Bridges And Crowns FAQ

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During your first appointment, we remove the outer part of your tooth and shape your tooth so that it has space for the crown to go over it. After we are done shaping the tooth, we fabricate you a temporary crown that will cover the tooth. The temporary crown protects the tooth during the two weeks you are waiting for your crown. Because it is a temporary crown, you just have to be careful chewing on the side of the temporary and avoid any stick foods.
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We make sure we give you local anesthesia before starting the procedure to get the tooth we will be working on, numb. This ensures that during the procedure, you will feel no pain. After the anesthesia has worn off, it is normal to feel some sensitivity after a few days. With every big cavity or tooth crack, there is always a chance that the sensitivity can turn into spontaneous pain, this could indicate that a root canal is indicated. Please call us immediately if this happens.
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The reason why the filling broke in the first place is because large fillings break down over time because they have less tooth structure to bond to and they shrink over time, causing open margins between the filling and the tooth. It is for this reason, that to fix teeth with large fillings, we have to put a crown that goes over the tooth. The crown lasts longer and is much stronger than a large filling.
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DENTAL CROWNS
in San Francisco, CA

When do you need a crown?

When you have a large cavity

When you need to treat a tooth with a large silver filling

When you have a broken tooth

When you have a cracked tooth

Dental Bridges And Crowns FAQ

How many appointments do I need for a dental crown?

What is a temporary crown?

Does it hurt to get a tooth crown?

How many years does a crown last?

I just have a broken filling, why can't I just get a new filling?"

Does a dental crown match my tooth?

Do you still make gold crowns?

Book an appointment today

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DENTAL CROWNS in San Francisco, CA

When do you need a crown?

When you have a large cavity

When you need to treat a tooth with a large silver filling

When you have a broken tooth

When you have a cracked tooth

Dental Bridges And Crowns FAQ

How many appointments do I need for a dental crown?

What is a temporary crown?

Does it hurt to get a tooth crown?

How many years does a crown last?

I just have a broken filling, why can't I just get a new filling?"

Does a dental crown match my tooth?

Do you still make gold crowns?

Book an appointment today

Directions

Contact

Office Hours

DENTAL CROWNS
in San Francisco, CA