Dental Crowns and Bridges Greeley, CO

Schedule a consultation with your dentist: During this initial visit, the dentist will examine your mouth to determine if you are a good candidate for dental crowns and bridges. The dentist may also take X-rays or impressions of your teeth to give them a better idea of what type of restoration is best suited for you.

Prepare the affected teeth: For the crowns and bridges to fit correctly, some preparation of the impacted teeth may be necessary. This generally includes trimming away the enamel on all sides so that the crown can have something to adhere to when inserted over the top.

Take an impression: Your dentist will then create an impression (or mold) of your prepared tooth or teeth by using either putty or digital scanning technology to make sure that they get an accurate representation of how they should shape the custom prosthesis (crown/bridge).

Create a temporary crown or bridge: Depending on where yours falls in their queue, sometimes dentists will provide patients with temporary dental restorations while they wait for their permanent ones at home laboratory technicians craft customized replacements for them; others opt not to do this because more often than not these temporaries aren't very aesthetically pleasing nor comfortable due to being made out of acrylic material instead porcelain.

Receive and fit final appliance: After about two weeks, when lab technicians finish crafting a custom permanent bridge or crown, the patient returns to the office setting so that the doctor can place the finished product inside the patient's mouth securely, utilizing special dental cement. Depending upon the situation, additional treatments, such as a root canal, might also be needed before fitting.