Crowns & Bridges in Jhadol & Phalasiya

A crown, commonly called a cap, is a cover that fits over a tooth that is too broken or too weak to hold an ordinary filling. A bridge joins two or more crowns together to fill the space left by a missing tooth, using the teeth on either side as support. Both are cemented permanently — nothing is removed at night.

When you need a crown

• After a root canal on a back tooth, to stop it splitting.
• A tooth that has broken or cracked and has little healthy structure left.
• A very large old filling that keeps chipping at the edges.
• A badly worn or discoloured front tooth that cannot be corrected with a filling.

Crown or bridge for a missing tooth?

A bridge needs the healthy teeth on both sides of the gap to be filed down so they can carry the crowns. That is its real cost: two sound teeth are permanently altered. An implant avoids this by standing on its own. If the neighbouring teeth already need crowns anyway, a bridge makes good sense; if they are untouched and healthy, an implant is usually the better long-term option.

What the appointments involve

• First visit: the tooth is shaped, an impression or scan is taken, and a temporary cap is fitted.
• The permanent crown is made to match the shade and shape of your other teeth.
• Second visit: the fit and bite are checked and the crown is cemented in place.

Making it last

A crown does not decay, but the natural tooth underneath its edge still can, and that is how most crowns are eventually lost. Clean carefully right at the gum line, use floss or an interdental brush under a bridge, and avoid cracking hard shells and bones with a crowned tooth. Call us if a crown feels high when you bite or if the gum around it bleeds.