Whether you’re missing a tooth or have some teeth that are decayed or fractured, a custom dental crown or bridge could be a solution your Townsend dentist will recommend. Crowns or caps are widely used in dentistry today because they’re extremely popular among patients. If you need a crown to help fix your failing smile, it will be customized to blend seamlessly with the rest of your smile in terms of look, shape, feel, and color. A dental bridge, usually made of porcelain or porcelain fused to metal is designed to be durable and last for many years. Most patients benefit from a bridge where two custom, porcelain crowns are fit over your natural, anchoring teeth to help fill in the gaps created by tooth loss. Dental bridges can also be used for:

• Maintaining facial shape
• Keeping teeth from shifting out of place
• Restoring how you bite and chew
• Upgrading from a removable partial denture to a permanent restoration