Tooth Crowns

Description

A crown can protect a broken, decayed, or otherwise compromised tooth from harm. Many of the crowns we provide at Link Dental are same-day custom restorations. Thanks to CEREC® technology, we can scan, customize, mill, and place a tooth-colored crown in a single visit.

WEBVTT 00:00:05.095 --> 0:00:09.259 A crown is basically replacing the enamel of the tooth when it's defective 00:00:09.259 --> 00:00:12.033 and there's a number of ways that can happen. 00:00:12.033 --> 00:00:15.000 Here at Link Dental, we almost provide all of our crowns 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:17.068 on a same day service because 00:00:17.068 --> 00:00:19.773 we have the technology and the capability to do so. 00:00:19.773 --> 00:00:22.546 An ideal candidate for a dental crown is anyone who has a broken tooth. 00:00:22.546 --> 00:00:25.634 We have a 3D-imaging system here called CEREC. 00:00:25.634 --> 00:00:29.301 It enables us to capture high definition imagery of the 00:00:29.301 --> 00:00:34.258 preparation of the tooth, which really allows us to provide a much more 00:00:34.258 --> 00:00:36.000 accurately-fitting restoration. 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.177 Once that imagery is captured we go into the program and design an 00:00:40.177 --> 00:00:42.664 ideal solution of a crown. 00:00:42.664 --> 00:00:47.460 Then that data is put into a milling machine whereby we take a solid block of 00:00:47.485 --> 00:00:51.314 ceramic and mill it to those specifications, ensure that it fits 00:00:51.314 --> 00:00:55.701 properly, and then fire it and put it in place for completion in the same day.