Restoring a damaged or missing tooth restores the confidence to use your smile without thinking about it.
A dental crown is a full-coverage restoration that caps a damaged tooth, restoring its strength, function, and appearance. A dental bridge uses crowns on adjacent teeth to support a replacement for one or more missing teeth in between. Together, these are two of dentistry's most proven and versatile restorations — and at De Anza Smiles, both are crafted from tooth-colored porcelain or zirconia so they blend seamlessly with your natural smile.
A cracked tooth that causes pain with chewing needs a crown to hold it together and prevent the fracture from progressing to the root where extraction becomes the only option.
When decay is too extensive for a filling to adequately restore, a crown rebuilds the tooth in full — protecting what remains of the natural structure while restoring full function.
Root canal therapy removes the pulp but leaves the tooth brittle. A crown placed afterward protects the tooth from fracture and restores its full biting strength.
A fixed bridge replaces one to three missing teeth using crowns on the natural teeth on either side. The result is a permanent, non-removable restoration that restores biting and speaking function.
After a dental implant integrates with the jawbone, a custom porcelain crown is placed on top to complete the restoration — creating a fully functional, natural-looking tooth replacement.
A crown returns a damaged tooth to full biting and chewing function — you stop favoring the other side and eat normally again without hesitation.
Tooth-colored porcelain and zirconia crowns are shade-matched to your surrounding teeth. No metal showing — just a restoration that looks like a tooth.
Crowning a cracked or weakened tooth today prevents fracture, infection, and extraction tomorrow. One restoration avoids a cascade of more complex problems.
With proper care, crowns and bridges are long-lasting restorations. Many patients go well over a decade before any maintenance is needed.
X-rays and an exam confirm the extent of damage. We discuss whether a crown, bridge, or implant-crown best fits your specific situation and long-term goals.
The tooth is shaped to accept the crown. Digital impressions or physical molds are taken and sent to a dental lab. A temporary crown or bridge protects your teeth while the permanent restoration is fabricated.
When your permanent crown or bridge arrives, we check the fit, color match, and bite carefully. Adjustments are made until everything is perfect, then it's cemented permanently in place.
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