Dental Crowns in Benfleet

What are dental crowns?

Crowns are tooth shaped caps that are placed over broken or decayed teeth. Crowns improve the appearance, shape and alignment of teeth and can be placed over an implant to provide a tooth like shape and structure for function. This simple restoration can transform your smile and give you back your confidence.

Why we use dental crowns

Dental crowns are an excellent choice for protecting and preserving your natural teeth. They can also improve the aesthetics of the smile by changing the alignment of a tooth or concealing discolouration.

This versatile restoration is often the final option for preserving a tooth before extraction is required. If you have tooth ache, don't ignore it as the problem will only get worse. With fast intervention, we can remove the infected portion of the tooth and protect it with a dental crown.

Finishing your root canal therapy

The final steps for a root canal is to place a dental crown to protect the structure below. During the root canal therapy, the tooth root is exposed and a protective cap is needed to help prevent future infections.

Once your root canals are cleared of all infected pulp, the canals are rinsed and then filled with a special filling material. Small rods may be used to reinforce the roots. You may have to have a temporary resin filling until your final restoration is created. When the crown is ready, we cement it in place and the restoration is complete.