Crowns & Bridges

Amidst all the more recent advances in dentistry, crowns and bridges still have a significant role to play, even at a dental implant clinic as progressive as Aquae Sulis here in Bath.

Fitting dental crowns

Dental crowns are used to build up a tooth that has been chipped or broken or has become too weak to chew. The tooth is gently prepared in order that its remaining structure provides a strong base onto which the crown is bonded. Crowns are made from a number of materials including high-strength ceramic, a combination of metal and ceramic, or a high gold alloy alone. All ceramic crowns made of materials such as Procera can produce near-perfect aesthetic results.

Successful bridgework

Bridgework employs the same technique used to fit crowns, in order to fill up the spaces where teeth are missing. Using this technique teeth adjacent to a space are prepared as with crowns and a bridge is made, linking a false tooth to a crown in a single unit. This is then bonded into place, where it functions like the original teeth.