Rebuilding teeth so they last another few decades

Crowns are indicated after root canal treatment, when a cusp has fractured, when a filling has grown so large that the remaining walls flex, and when repeated restorations in the same tooth keep failing. By wrapping over the biting surface, a crown converts the tooth from something that can split to something held together.

Where only part of the tooth is weakened, an onlay covers the affected cusps while preserving the rest. When it is viable, we prefer it — conserving natural structure is always the better long game.

A traditional bridge places crowns on the teeth either side of a gap and suspends a replacement tooth between them. It is fixed, fast, and effective — but it requires preparing two neighboring teeth, and it does not stop the bone under the gap from resorbing.

If those neighboring teeth are healthy and untouched, an implant is usually the better choice. If they already need crowns, a bridge may make more sense. We show you both plans with costs and let you choose.

Modern zirconia and lithium disilicate ceramics are strong enough for molars while remaining tooth-colored. Metal-based options remain appropriate in specific high-force situations.

Fit matters more than material. We use digital scanning rather than impression putty, which improves margin accuracy, and we verify the bite carefully at delivery. A crown with an open margin will decay underneath no matter how good the ceramic is.