Crowns, veneers, onlays, inlays and partials… Can you help me understand more about these procedures?
With today’s technology, materials, and advanced techniques, we offer many options to restore weak, broken, chipped, discolored, or missing teeth. For example, we can apply an all-porcelain crown, or a cap, to cover the outside of the problem tooth. Crowns can also cover large areas of decay after they’ve been filled. For smaller areas of decay, we can apply all-porcelain onlays or inlays, which are similar to crowns but retain more natural tooth structure. For unattractive front teeth, we can create pretty, natural shapes and shades by applying paper-thin porcelain veneers to the fronts. For patients who are missing a number of front/side teeth, we can create a removable partial denture designed for either the upper or lower jaw, made of all acrylic or all metal. They’re attached to existing teeth by precision acrylic clasps and must be removed for cleaning, after eating, and before sleeping. For more information on any of these procedures, please feel free to talk with Dr.
