Bundoora Family Dental Clinic offers affordable dental crown treatment to our patients, helping to restore the appearance and function of damaged or weakened teeth. Our clinic is perfectly located to provide dental crown treatment and dental veneers to Melbourne clients from across the north east suburbs, including Bundoora, Greensborough, Watsonia, Rosanna, Mill Park, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Macleod, Reservoir, Lalor, Mernda and South Morang. Continue reading to learn more about crown treatment. We’ll detail what’s involved with getting a crown and why you might need one.
What Is a Crown?
A crown dental treatment involves covering a damaged tooth with a ‘cap’ that helps improve its appearance, alignment, size and strength. A dentist will typically recommend a dental crown treatment for teeth that have been damaged or weakened in some way, including situations where:
- A weak tooth needs protection from decay or fracturing
- A broken or worn-down tooth needs restoring
- A tooth with a very large filling needs to be covered and strengthened
- A tooth needs protecting after a root canal
- A dental bridge needs to be attached
- A dental implant needs to be covered
Children can also benefit from a crown or porcelain veneers treatment on their primary (baby) teeth in certain cases – for example, where a very badly decayed tooth needs saving but can’t support a filling.
What’s Involved with Getting a Crown?
First, our dentist will examine your teeth to determine if a crown is required. If a crown is thought to be the best option, the first step is to prepare the tooth for a crown by removing any decay and shaping the tooth so a crown will fit over it. Next, impressions of the tooth will be made which are then sent off to a dental lab. Our dentist will fit a temporary crown on your tooth to provide protection until the permanent crown is ready. Once the dental lab has made the crown, a second appointment will be arranged and your temporary crown will be replaced with the permanent one.
What Materials Can Be Used for Dental Crowns?
There are a number of different materials that dental crowns can be made of. While porcelain is the most popular choice due to its natural colour and translucency, other material options for crowns can include metal alloy and porcelain fused to metal. One of these alternative materials may be recommended if your crown needs to be particularly strong.
Is a Root Canal Necessary to Get a Crown?
No, a root canal is not always necessary before getting a crown. It’s true that teeth that have had a root canal will require a crown to protect the tooth, but a crown can also be fitted without a root canal being performed. Your dentist will advise you on whether a root canal will be necessary as part of your dental treatment.
The Difference Between Crowns and Veneers
Bundoora Family Dental Clinic offers both crowns and teeth veneers to Melbourne clients. While they can create the same cosmetic result, there are a few differences between crowns and porcelain veneers, including:
- Crowns encase the whole tooth, while veneers only cover the front
- Teeth veneers are much thinner than crowns
- More preparatory tooth trimming is required for crowns
- Dental veneers are more suited to purely cosmetic applications, whereas crowns can be used to correct more extensive damage and restore tooth function
Make an Appointment at Our Clinic Today
For more information on our affordable dental crown treatments, please don’t hesitate to contact Bundoora Family Dental Clinic. Call us on (03) 8560 1697 or submit an online enquiry to make an appointment for crown treatment for a time that suits you, or to get more information on the dental crown cost.