What's that dental imperfection that's stopping you from smiling? Your Greenbelt, MD, dentist of Prime Dental Care offers dental crowns to help improve your dental imperfections so that you can light up the room with your smile.

What are Dental Crowns?

Dental crowns are caps that cover and strengthen your damaged teeth. They are dental devices that look like your tooth which you can get from your dentist to improve your teeth appearance and function. Ceramic and porcelain dental crowns are pretty popular because they offer you a brilliant natural-looking smile. Your dentist will also customize your dental crowns to blend in with your natural teeth.

Dental Crowns Installation

Your dental crowns installation begins with a dental exam to determine if your tooth is strong enough to bear a dental crown. Afterward, your Greenbelt, MD, dentist of Prime Dental Care prepares your tooth for the process by cleaning it and shaving off some of the enamel. The next step involves taking a mold of your teeth to help your dentist develop dental crowns to match them.  While you wait for your custom-made dental crowns, your dentist will fit you with temporary crows to protect your teeth. When your permanent crowns are ready, your dentist will replace your temporary crowns with your permanent dental crowns and secure them in place.

Benefits of Dental Crowns

Dental crowns can help with the following imperfections:

• Tooth discolorations Severely discolored teeth that fail to respond to teeth whitening could benefit from dental crowns
• Shorter tooth If you have a tooth that's shorter than the rest, biting and chewing could be difficult. Dental crowns help elongate the defective tooth to restore beauty and oral function
• Chipped or broken tooth Biting on something that's too hard or having an accident could cause your teeth to chip or break a piece off. Luckily, you can cover up the damage with dental crowns
• Cracked tooth A seemingly harmless cracked tooth could cause dental issues in the future. If bacteria get in through the cracks, you could have a serious tooth infection. Dental crowns prevent infections and further damage to your cracked tooth

Dental crowns could provide the help your teeth needs. Call (301) 441-9499 to schedule your appointment with your Greenbelt, MD, dentist at Prime Dental Care to discuss getting dental crowns.