Porcelain Crowns
One of the services our Escondido dentist provides is
porcelain crowns made by a CEREC machine, allowing patients to have a new
restoration in a single visit. With porcelain-based restorations they are made
of a material that matches the color and texture of a tooth, as opposed to
traditional metal crowns, allowing for a more aesthetically pleasing
restoration.
Porcelain crowns are still a restorative dental procedure
for they possess a strength similar to that of the natural tooth. Certain
conditions, such as teeth grinding at night, could necessitate a metal dental
restoration instead of a porcelain one. Under most circumstances, and so long
as a proper hygiene routine is maintained, a porcelain crown will be able to
properly protect the tooth it covers for decades.
Dental Implants
Dr. Patino also provides the guided placement and
restoration of dental implants. Dental implants not only return the function of
your smile, but look like your natural teeth as well. Affixed with a dental
restoration, they are considered a cosmetic procedure due to materials that
reflect the aesthetics of your natural smile.
However, dental implants serve an important function to
protecting the health of the jaw. When teeth are lost, the jaw bone no longer
has anything to support and begins to shrink in size. This shrinkage causes the
jawbone to become less supportive for other teeth, which are also overburdened
by the missing tooth’s absence. The result of missing one tooth could be the
loss of other teeth, a difficult time chewing and speaking, and other problems.
By receiving a dental implant, you are giving the jawbone a new tooth to
support, thereby preventing these dental issues.
