Dental Crowns & Bridges in Los Angeles
Reclaim your confident smile with custom dental crowns crafted by our expert team at Peninsula Center of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Restore Your Smile with Crowns & Bridges
At Century City Aesthetic Dentistry, dental crowns and bridges play an essential role in restoring both the function and beauty of your smile. A dental crown is a custom cap placed over a damaged or weakened tooth, providing protection, reinforcement, and a natural look. Crowns are also used to anchor dental bridges, which replace one or more missing teeth by seamlessly connecting to surrounding teeth. Whether you need to restore a single tooth after a root canal or replace missing teeth with a durable, natural-looking bridge, our team uses the highest-quality materials and advanced techniques to ensure exceptional results. With crowns and bridges from Century City Aesthetic Dentistry, you can regain a healthy, confident smile designed to last.
Dental Implant Restorations
If you have a missing tooth, we can use a dental crown in conjunction with a dental implant to provide a complete, natural-looking solution. Our skilled team will assist you throughout the implant procedure, guaranteeing the best outcomes.
Dental Bridges
A fixed bridge is a great option for restoring absent teeth and avoiding the repercussions of tooth loss. By making use of your current tooth structure, a dental bridge can bolster and improve your oral health. In the absence of a bridge, your remaining teeth can shift, causing misalignment and a higher likelihood of dental complications.
Lab-Made Crowns
At Century City Aesthetic Dentistry, we pride ourselves on providing high-quality, lab-made dental crowns designed for durability, precision, and a flawless fit. Crafted using advanced materials, these custom crowns blend seamlessly with your natural teeth, restoring strength, function, and aesthetics. Whether you need to protect a damaged tooth or enhance your smile, our lab-made crowns deliver results you can trust.
The Crown & Bridge Process
Initial Consultation
A renewed smile starts with a thorough consultation. In this meeting, our skilled team will address your dental needs, worries, and objectives. We will meticulously inspect your teeth and gums, perform any required X-rays or impressions, and evaluate the severity of any damage or decay. This detailed assessment enables us to formulate a customized treatment plan designed specifically for your individual circumstances.
Customized Treatment Plan
Once we’ve determined that a dental crown or bridge is the best solution for your smile, we’ll begin by preparing your teeth for the restoration. For a crown, this involves removing any decayed or damaged tissue and shaping the tooth to ensure a perfect fit. If you’re receiving a dental bridge, we’ll carefully prepare the supporting teeth on either side of the gap to anchor the restoration. Next, we’ll take precise impressions, which will be used to craft your custom crown or bridge with the highest level of accuracy and aesthetics. In the meantime, we’ll place a temporary crown or bridge to protect your teeth and maintain functionality while your permanent restoration is being created.
Fabrication
Based on the impressions gathered during your preparation visit, our trusted dental lab will create your personalized crown or bridge. We utilize only premium materials, including porcelain, ceramic, or zirconia, to guarantee a long-lasting, natural appearance. Your restoration will be tailored to match the color, shape, and size of your adjacent teeth, seamlessly integrating with your smile. You will receive a temporary crown or bridge to protect your natural teeth while your restoration is being made.
Placement
When your personalized restoration is completed, you will come back to our office for the final fitting. We will meticulously assess the fit, comfort, and look of your new restoration. If any adjustments are needed, we will make them to guarantee a comfortable fit. Once you and our team are pleased with the outcome, we will permanently secure your crown, restoring the strength, function, and aesthetics of your tooth.
FAQs
Have questions? Find answers here.
Crowns are commonly used to treat cracked or broken teeth, but this is not their only use. Crowns can treat teeth affected by decay when a regular filling is not enough. A crown can protect a tooth following a root canal, or even be used for cosmetic reasons.
Along with improving the appearance of cracked or broken teeth, they can improve the look of teeth that are small or misshapen. They can even anchor a dental bridge into place, which provides additional cosmetic and aesthetic consistency to your smile and boosts your confidence.
You might be wondering why a fixed bridge helpful. How can it benefit your overall health? The answer is simple: a fixed bridge takes advantage of the natural tooth structure the patient has left to enhance and support what’s already there. This is why we often recommend dental bridges; it’s a compliment! It means your mouth already has the structure it needs to support its own healing! All we need to do is give it a nudge with a dental bridge.
Without the extra support afforded by bridges, your jaw could lose bone mass, your remaining teeth could shift around, and you could be at risk of a myriad of dental problems. Dental bridges are not always necessary, but if your specific case requires it, we will sit down with you to review all options.
A dental bridge, often referred to as a tooth bridge, is a type of dental restoration secured to the jaw using your natural teeth and supporting dental crowns. It functions as its name implies: a bridge that fills in the gaps in your smile!
Bridges can replace one or several missing teeth, offering stability and confidence to the wearer. A fixed dental bridge consists of two dental crowns on either end with one or more artificial teeth in the middle. These crowns are bonded (fixed) to the two healthy anchor teeth on either side, effectively bridging the space left by the absent teeth.
Receiving a crown is not an uncomfortable experience. Our practice prioritizes patient comfort and open communication, ensuring our team keeps you updated throughout your crown procedure. Although we must remove some enamel from the affected tooth to place your crown correctly, we administer a local anesthetic beforehand. This ensures you won't feel any discomfort during the procedure.
With adequate care and maintenance, dental crowns can remain functional for 10 to 15 years or even longer. The durability of your crown is influenced by factors like your oral hygiene practices, diet, and the position of the crowned tooth. Consistent dental visits and a solid home care regimen can aid in prolonging the lifespan of your restoration.
