Dental Crowns & Bridges
Dental Crowns & Bridges
in Las Vegas, NV
At West Sahara Dental, we understand that a strong, healthy smile is essential for your overall well-being and confidence. For our valued patients in Spring Valley and Summerlin, we offer exceptional restorative dental solutions, including custom-crafted dental crowns and dental bridges, designed to repair damaged teeth, replace missing ones, and bring back the brilliance of your smile.
Whether you’re dealing with a chipped tooth, extensive decay, or a gap from a missing tooth, our experienced dental team provides personalized care to ensure your restorations are durable, natural-looking, and seamlessly blend with your existing teeth.
What Are Dental Crowns?
A dental crown (often called a “cap”) is a custom-made restoration that completely covers a damaged or weakened tooth, extending down to the gum line. Crowns are designed to:
– Restore a fractured or broken tooth: Providing strength and preventing further damage.
– Protect a tooth after a root canal: Reinforcing the tooth structure.
– Cover a severely decayed tooth: When a filling isn’t enough to restore its integrity.
– Improve the appearance of a discolored or misshapen tooth: Enhancing your smile’s aesthetics.
– Support a large filling: When there isn’t much natural tooth structure remaining.
– Anchor a dental bridge: As the supporting structure for a bridge.
At West Sahara Dental, we utilize high-quality materials like porcelain, ceramic, or porcelain-fused-to-metal, chosen to provide both strength and a natural, aesthetic match to your surrounding teeth.
Dental Crowns & Bridges
in Las Vegas, NV
At West Sahara Dental, we understand that a strong, healthy smile is essential for your overall well-being and confidence. For our valued patients in Spring Valley and Summerlin, we offer exceptional restorative dental solutions, including custom-crafted dental crowns and dental bridges, designed to repair damaged teeth, replace missing ones, and bring back the brilliance of your smile.
Whether you’re dealing with a chipped tooth, extensive decay, or a gap from a missing tooth, our experienced dental team provides personalized care to ensure your restorations are durable, natural-looking, and seamlessly blend with your existing teeth.
What Are Dental Crowns?
A dental crown (often called a “cap”) is a custom-made restoration that completely covers a damaged or weakened tooth, extending down to the gum line. Crowns are designed to:
– Restore a fractured or broken tooth: Providing strength and preventing further damage.
– Protect a tooth after a root canal: Reinforcing the tooth structure.
– Cover a severely decayed tooth: When a filling isn’t enough to restore its integrity.
– Improve the appearance of a discolored or misshapen tooth: Enhancing your smile’s aesthetics.
– Support a large filling: When there isn’t much natural tooth structure remaining.
– Anchor a dental bridge: As the supporting structure for a bridge.
At West Sahara Dental, we utilize high-quality materials like porcelain, ceramic, or porcelain-fused-to-metal, chosen to provide both strength and a natural, aesthetic match to your surrounding teeth.
What Are Dental Bridges?
A dental bridge is a fixed dental appliance used to replace one or more missing teeth. As the name suggests, it “bridges” the gap created by missing teeth, literally connecting to adjacent healthy teeth or dental implants. A traditional bridge consists of:
– Abutment Crowns: These are crowns placed on the natural teeth (or implants) on either side of the gap.
– Pontic(s): These are the artificial teeth that fill the space of the missing tooth or teeth.
Benefits of Dental Bridges:
– Restore chewing and speaking ability: Allowing you to enjoy a wider range of foods and communicate clearly.
– Prevent remaining teeth from shifting: Keeping your natural teeth in their proper positions and maintaining your bite alignment.
– Maintain facial shape: Preventing the “sunken” appearance that can occur with tooth loss.
– Provide a fixed, stable solution: Unlike removable partials, bridges are permanently cemented in place.
– Enhance your smile’s aesthetics: Filling gaps for a complete, natural look.
Ready to enhance your smile with a strong, natural-looking dental crown or bridge?
Contact West Sahara Dental today to schedule your consultation. We’re here to help you smile brighter!
The Crown & Bridge Process at West Sahara Dental
Getting a custom dental crown or bridge at our Spring Valley and Summerlin dental office typically involves two appointments:
Appointment 1: Preparation & Impressions
1. Preparation of the Tooth/Teeth: For a crown, your damaged tooth will be reshaped to create space for the crown. For a bridge, the teeth on either side of the gap will be prepared to accommodate the abutment crowns.
2. Impressions: Precise molds (impressions) of your prepared teeth and surrounding structures are taken. These impressions are sent to a trusted dental lab where your custom crown or bridge will be meticulously fabricated.
3. Temporary Restoration: A temporary crown or bridge will be placed to protect your prepared tooth/teeth and maintain aesthetics while your permanent restoration is being made.
Appointment 2: Placement of Permanent Restoration
1. Removal of Temporary: The temporary restoration is carefully removed.
2. Fitting & Adjustment: Your custom-made permanent crown or bridge is tried in to ensure a perfect fit, comfortable bite, and natural appearance. Minor adjustments will be made if necessary.
3. Permanent Cementation: Once you and our dentist are completely satisfied, the crown or bridge is permanently bonded to your tooth or teeth.
FAQs
A dental crown is a cap that covers a single damaged tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, and appearance. A dental bridge, on the other hand, replaces one or more missing teeth by spanning the gap. It consists of artificial teeth held in place by crowns on healthy teeth on either side of the space, or by dental implants.
With proper care and good oral hygiene, both dental crowns and bridges are designed to be durable, long-lasting restorations. Typically, they can last anywhere from 5 to 15 years, or even longer. Factors like the material used, your bite, and consistent oral care habits significantly influence their lifespan. Regular check-ups at West Sahara Dental in Spring Valley and Summerlin will help ensure their longevity.
At West Sahara Dental, your comfort is our priority. We use local anesthesia to completely numb the area during the preparation and placement of your crown or bridge, ensuring a pain-free experience. You might experience some temporary sensitivity after the procedure, but this typically subsides within a few days and can be managed with over-the-counter pain relievers.
Caring for your crown or bridge is similar to caring for your natural teeth. You should brush twice daily with fluoride toothpaste and floss daily. For bridges, it’s particularly important to use a floss threader or water flosser to clean beneath the artificial teeth and around the supporting crowns to prevent plaque buildup. Regular professional cleanings and check-ups at our office are also essential.
Professional teeth cleanings are very effective at removing surface stains caused by coffee, tea, red wine, and tobacco, leaving your teeth looking brighter. However, deep, intrinsic stains (stains inside the tooth structure) may require other cosmetic treatments like professional teeth whitening or veneers.
The process for both dental crowns and bridges typically involves two appointments at West Sahara Dental. The first visit focuses on preparing the tooth or teeth and taking impressions for custom fabrication. A temporary restoration will be placed. During the second visit, usually a week or two later, your custom-made permanent crown or bridge will be precisely fitted and cemented into place.
Our Location
7975 W. Sahara Ave
Ste 102
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Phone: (702) 641-0481
Fax: (702) 641-0128
Email: info@westsaharadental.com
Our Hours
Monday: 8:30am-5:30pm*
Tuesday: 8:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday: 8:30am-5:30pm
Thursday: 8:30am-5:30pm*
Friday-Sunday: Closed
*Closed alternating Mondays and Thursdays
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