Porcelain Crowns (Caps)

Quality Crowns for Teeth in Harrisburg

Tooth decay or damage can compromise the integrity of your oral health. Having a dental cap placed over your weakened tooth can help you get your oral health back on track. At Silvers Family Dental, we offer quality dental crowns to strengthen your tooth. With years of experience, we have the skills to improve your oral health and repair your smile.

Our dentists are meticulous in their treatments and want you to feel satisfied with your procedure. We will tailor our services to meet your unique situation. Our team utilizes modern technology to give you custom dental crowns that can promote your oral health while restoring functionality. Call our office today to find out more about dental caps in Harrisburg!

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What Is a Dental Crown?

When you have a damaged or broken tooth, a tooth cap is placed on the tooth as a fully functional replacement. These crowns will encase the entire tooth, strengthening and restoring its function. It will also aid in the aesthetics of your teeth. Crowns for teeth are a versatile treatment as it can be put on any tooth in your smile, from your front teeth through your molars.

Do I Need a Dental Crown?

We need our teeth to last a lifetime, but sometimes, we need assistance when there is decay or damage to our teeth. Once the structure of a tooth has been compromised, the tooth's enamel has difficulty protecting the soft tissues inside your tooth, like nerves and blood vessels, which can lead to infection. We can create a prosthetic restoration that will strengthen your tooth. You may want to consider a dental crown if you want to:

Repair Tooth Decay: When you eat or drink something, the bacteria on the surface of your teeth eats the sugars in your food and turn it into an acid. Over time, the amount of acid produced in your mouth will begin to wear down on the enamel of your teeth and form a cavity. Our dentists can place a crown over your tooth to restore your tooth affected by decay.
Complete Root Canal Therapy: If you have undergone a root canal procedure, your tooth is open and exposed leaving your tooth susceptible to bad bacteria in your mouth. We recommend placing a dental cap over a tooth with root canal therapy to protect the rest of your tooth and cover the exposed soft tissue inside it.
Alleviate Toothaches: Having tooth pain can affect the quality of your life and prevent you from living life to its full potential. Our team can assess your situation to see if we can provide lasting relief with a crown.

When placing a dental crown, we work to keep as much of your natural tooth as possible. However, if your tooth is too damaged to restore, we may have to discuss alternative solutions besides a crown. Our dentists will be able to assess your unique situation and help you determine the right treatment for your situation.

Understanding Our Dental Crown Process

When you decide to have a crown placed, there are a few things that you can do to help streamline the process. We will have an initial consultation and discuss the tooth that will have the crown placed on it. Once assessed, our team will take detailed images inside your mouth to have a full picture of the health of all your teeth. We also take x-rays to see if any internal tooth issues need addressing before the crown is placed.

Our team prepares a mold to make an impression of the tooth for your crown. This process allows us to replicate your existing tooth and gives a more natural appearance and feel. Then, we clean the placement area and prepare for your dental crown. Our dentists approach each crown placement with care and attention to detail, taking the time needed to place the crown correctly and effectively the first time to deliver satisfying results. Once the crown is placed, we like to see you again after the treatment to monitor how your mouth is recovering.

Dental Crown FAQs

You may have some questions when considering having teeth caps placed in your mouth. Our staff can answer any queries you may have about our practice or the procedure itself. Some questions asked include:

How long do dental crowns last?

Typically, a dental crown can last anywhere from 5 to 15 years. If you take care of your dental crown, you should be able to enjoy it for many years to come.

Do crowns seem different from natural teeth?

No. The material of your dental crown helps make your replacement look and feel natural, like your own teeth.

What do I do to care for my crown?

Once our dentist has placed your dental crown, we will give you instructions on how to care for it. When healed, those instructions usually include reminders to brush and floss your teeth, including the crown. You should continue coming in and have checkups with our dentists. You should also avoid hard foods like nuts, seeds with shells, pretzels, ice chips, and hard candies.

Quality Teeth Caps in Harrisburg

Whether you are experiencing tooth pain or have broken a tooth, the dentists of Silvers Family Dental will be available to help you. With their years of experience practicing dentistry, you can feel confident that you are receiving quality care from a team that cares about their patients. Our staff works with each patient to get to know them and their dental needs, and we can develop solutions to help attain your goals. Call our dentists and see if our crowns for teeth in Harrisburg are a good option for you.