A dental crown or cap is a tooth-shaped dental restoration that caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant and is usually bonded to the teeth with dental cement. A dental cap can be made from materials such as metals, resins, porcelain and ceramic materials, but porcelain crowns are most popular among Los Angeles patients and most commonly used by Hollywood dentist, Dr. Kargodorian.
Porcelain crowns are used to restore and repair cracked and worn down teeth, cover and support a tooth with a large filling if there is only a small part of the tooth structure is remaining, cover dental implants, crooked or discolored teeth, hold a dental bridge in place, enhance a tooth's appearance, and protect a weak tooth.
Porcelain crowns have several advantages over other dental restorations, including:
Aesthetically pleasing in appearance.
Customized to match the natural color of your teeth.
Suitable for patients who are allergic to metals.
Has a natural luster and translucent appearance similar and even indistinguishable to natural teeth.
The tooth shaped margin does not need to be replaced under the gum line.
Cosmetic dentist Dr. Vick Kargodorian is one of the most well-known providers of porcelain crowns and other cosmetic dental procedures in the areas of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Hollywood. His dental office has serviced numerous satisfied clients who have undergone the dental caps procedure that resulted in many bright, happy smiles. Dr. Kargodorian is known in Los Angeles as the Hollywood Smile dentist.
A porcelain crowns procedure is safe, pain free and takes about two visits to complete. Dr. Kargodorian will first apply local anesthesia to your tooth and the gum tissues around it. He cleans the tooth, removes any decay and reshapes it to fit the planned dental cap. An impression or mold of your tooth is taken with the use of a dental putty. The mold is the guide for the custom fabrication of your dental cap, which usually takes from one to three weeks to finish. During this time, a temporary cap can be placed on your prepared tooth to cover and protect it.
You will again go back to Dr. Kargodorian's Hollywood dentist office for the application of the permanent dental cap. He removes the temporary cap from the prepared tooth and roughens its outer surface in preparation for a stronger bonding of the dental cement. The permanent cap is fitted to your tooth to see if it correctly fits with your smile. If the fitting is correct, then he will cement the permanent cap firmly into your tooth.
Call now the Hollywood dental office of Dr. Kargodorian, centrally located in Los Angeles, to schedule a consultation for the porcelain crowns procedure that would make your smile bright and shiny.
