A dental crown is needed in order to protect teeth from being damaged and broken. It is a type of cosmetic dentistry. If you recently have root treatment or root therapy or even if you have a large filling then, dental crowns are needed in order to strengthen your teeth and make it durable. A post is needed in order to support the dental crowns in place.
Dental crowns are laboratory-made and are highly durable. These crowns are made from different materials like porcelain bonded into metal, all-porcelain, or metal alloy. In addition to that, dental crowns can be made out of gold. Post and crowns are being used for broken teeth. If the original tooth is damaged and if there’s little left from the original tooth, it is sometimes recommended to insert post in that root canal and then cement the post in place before the dentist will fit the crown.
A post and crown is used when there is not enough tooth structure left for retention after your root canal procedure to support a crown, a post will be placed upon the tooth root. Then a crown buildup will be made around the post. After that, a crown will be placed on the buildup.
If you live in the Springfield VA area and you’re suffering from tooth pain, call (703) 912-3800 and setup an appointment to have Dr. Cocolis checkes your teeth and reliefs your pain today. Don’t suffer needlessly with tooth pain. Let the friendly staff at Dr. Peter K. Cocolis Jr. & Associates help you smile again.