Crowns

A crown is a ‘cover’ that is cemented to the top of a damaged tooth or dental implant and resembles a tooth that matches the surrounding teeth in colour and shape. Crowns are used to not only strengthen damaged teeth but restore confidence to our patient’s smiles.

Crowns may be needed when:

• A large filling is required but there is not enough tooth remaining
• A weak tooth is at risk of fracturing and needs strengthening

Bridges

Bridges may be recommended by our dentist if you are missing one or more teeth. Leaving gaps where teeth have been removed eventually results in the remaining teeth shifting or rotating into the empty space which may lead to gum disease and other issues. As such it is important that the gap is filled.

Bridges are porcelain or ceramic and resemble teeth just like crowns. However, unlike crowns, bridges are not cemented to a damaged tooth or implant but are instead cemented at both ends to the surrounding teeth (called abutments) causing the middle of the bridge to ‘bridge’ the gap between the teeth, avoiding the need to have a dental implant installed in the gap as is the case with crowns.