Crowns and Bridges

Crowns (or ‘caps’) are used when teeth need to be strengthened, perhaps because they are heavily filled or fractured. A Crown completely covers the remaining natural tooth and can be made of gold or porcelain/ceramic (tooth coloured).

Bridges are used to replace missing teeth. 
- Conventional Bridges  involve crowning the teeth adjacent to the gap, with false teeth joined in between. 
They are very strong but involve some preparation of the adjacent teeth (unless they are already crowned).
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- Adhesive Bridges involve bonding the false tooth to the adjacent teeth. They are the least invasive option
requiring minimal or no preparation of the adjacent teeth, however they are not as strong. 
The strongest alternative is an Implant.

Porcelain Crown to repair discoloured fractured tooth

Adhesive Bridge to replace missing side tooth
(All cases treated at Ocean Dental)

What's involved?

"Crowns and Bridges are made over two visits. At the first appointment, the teeth are prepared, an impression taken and a temporary Crown/Bridge is fitted. A Dental Technician then constructs the Crown/Bridge and at the second appointment it is fitted.

If the Crown/Bridge is visible in your smile, it is important to achieve a natural looking result. This is a highly artistic process requiring an extremely talented Dental Technician. At Ocean Dental we only work with the most highly skilled Technicians in Cornwall to ensure you achieve natural beautiful teeth.

This is one of the areas of dentistry where cost can make a huge difference to the result. The more time a Dentist and Technician has to carefully prepare the teeth and produce the Crown/Bridge, the better it will fit and the longer it will last."
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