Rebuild Your Smile with Solid and Functional Dental Crowns and Bridges
Borderview Dental offers high-quality dental crowns and bridges in Blaine, Washington, to rebuild damaged and missing teeth. Made with cutting-edge materials and attention to detail, our crowns and bridges look and function like natural teeth.
Damaged or missing teeth preventing you from living your best life? Enough is enough! Schedule an appointment with Drs. Gagan Sandhu and Mandy Alamwala to experience the difference our high-quality prosthetic devices can make for your smile.
What is a dental crown?
A dental crown is a custom made, tooth-shaped appliance that encircles the tooth. It is shaped and color matched to your tooth. A dental crown encases your entire tooth, offering remarkable structural support while enhancing the color, shape, and size of your tooth.
Despite their small size, dental crowns have a number of uses in dentistry. Your dentist could recommend dental crowns to:
- Complete a dental implant
- Support a dental bridge
- Strengthen a tooth after root canal therapy
- Replace a large, worn-out filling
- Reinforce a tooth that is severely decayed or damaged
- Aesthetically improve a misshapen, rotated, or severely discolored tooth
Dental crowns can be created from natural-looking porcelain or materials like gold or composites. Our dentistry uses only the best materials to create a balance between aesthetics and durability.
What is a dental bridge?
A dental bridge is a prosthetic appliance that is used to replace one or a few missing teeth. A bridge fills the gap between two healthy teeth using a set of prosthetic teeth (pontic) anchored by the adjacent teeth (abutments) on both sides of the gap.
The abutment teeth must be reinforced with dental crowns to provide optimal support to the bridge. Unlike partials secured with removable metal clasps, fixed bridges are permanently anchored on the neighboring teeth, providing optimal stability when using your teeth.
How are dental bridges and crowns placed?
You need at least two dental appointments to secure your smile with crowns and bridges. The first appointment is to examine your smile to establish your suitability for bridgework. While bridges and crowns have transformed millions of smiles, they aren’t suitable for everyone. In some cases—especially when battling extensive tooth loss—your dentist will recommend an implant denture.
If you are a candidate for bridgework, the dentist will prepare the abutment teeth by reshaping the enamel to accommodate the thickness of the dental crowns. Then, we’ll take impressions or scans, which work as a blueprint for fabricating your bespoke restoration. Until your dental crowns and bridge are ready, the doctor protects your smile with a provisional restoration.
Your bridgework will be ready for placement after a couple of weeks. When you arrive at our office, we’ll try your restoration and assess its fit, alignment, and overall appearance. Typically, we make a few adjustments before cementing your appliance in place. Once a bridge is in place, it looks and works like natural teeth.
How should I care for my crowns and bridge?
Maintaining regular oral hygiene is vital to ensure your prosthetic devices keep looking their best. Brush and floss your teeth daily, paying close attention to the area around the crowns. Avoid sticky and chewy foods, and don’t use your teeth to chew pens, crunch ice, or open bottles.
Most importantly, don’t forget to see a dentist every six weeks for regular exams and cleanings. Regular check-ups allow us to detect and correct problems before they become painful and costly.
Does a dentist near me offer crowns and bridges?
When you want high-quality bridges and crowns in Blaine, WA, you can trust Borderview Dental. We pride ourselves on professional excellence and trusted expertise. Call (360) 332-8737 to book your appointment today.
A bridge is a non-surgical way to replace one or many teeth. A bridge uses the adjacent teeth as anchors to support the missing tooth or teeth. With today’s dental advancements, a bridge can be fabricated in a fairly short period of time, using a metal or nonmetal foundation. Don’t let that missing tooth affect the way you speak, eat, and smile. Bridges yield immediate results that last a lifetime. Ask your dentist what type of bridge may be right for you.
