At Ridgeview Family Dental, we provide general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry. One of the repairs that spans across all aspects of dentistry in our practice is that of the dental crown. Dr. R. McKell Young of Missouri is a dentist who uses dental crowns on a regular basis for his patients. Dental crowns in dentistry […]
Dental crowns are placed every day in dental offices across the country. This restorative treatment can resolve pain and prevent further damage to a tooth that has been compromised by decay or traumatic injury. If you have a dental crown, the last thing you expect is for it to hurt. In fact, “why does my […]
Historically, the need for a dental crown has meant that a tooth has lost its resiliency. Decay or other damage can impede a tooth’s ability to bite and chew, at least without discomfort or further damage. Because crowns were originally developed to restore the shape and structure of a tooth, there was very little attention […]
Dental crowns are a common restoration used to protect a tooth that has suffered an injury. Maybe you cracked a tooth on a kernel of popcorn, or an infection in the pulp of your tooth required you to have a root canal. In either situation, the tooth is vulnerable to further breakage, and that would […]
When a tooth has been damaged or is cosmetically flawed, it needs coverage. The question that many of our patients may have when contemplating care is just how much coverage they need. It used to be that a tooth, whether for aesthetic or functional reasons, would be enhanced or restored using a lifelike dental crown. […]