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Crown & Bridge Dental Treatment
The prosthodontist treating a patient can do much
to improve the appearance and natural beauty of the face with the improvements
in tooth shape, form, surface texture and color. It is usually not difficult on casual
meeting to detect a person who has artificially constructed crowns. A dark line
at the gum tissue or thick bulky teeth detracts from realism. The lips often
appear lengthened and tense or wrinkled in an attempt to conceal the anterior
teeth. The result is a lack of a pleasing appearance, caused by the change of facial appearance from the
dental treatment.
An approach to improved facial and tooth
appearance is with either Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM) or
all Ceramic Crowns. This would be indicated in cases where decay,
extensive wear, or existing defective fillings or crowns would be improved
by such treatment.
The more sophisticated porcelain crowns use a
multi-layering porcelain technique and the color is built in. The margins
or junction of the crowned teeth also might be made totally out of porcelain and
blend into the root without a dark line. Finally the artistic skill of the
dentist and technician determines the end result.
Since the laboratory plays such an important roll
in the final result, its proximity to the dental office either through location,
electronic transferred media or both can create an ideal result for the patient.
The dental laboratory in house or in office can provide such a result. The type
of materials used in recreating the missing dental structures as well as the
skill of the dentist and technician are the final determinants for the
restorative process.
Pre-Op Smile with Defective Restorations and Space between
Anterior Teeth
 
Post Orthodontic Treatment with Correct Spacing Post-Operative of Crown Lengthening
Procedure with Correct
Tooth Length
 
Maxillary Provisional Restorations
Life like Restorations Completed at Onsite Laboratory
Placed with
Bleached
Lower Teeth
Treatment Completed with Life like Restorations
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