Dental Crowns and Bridges
Living with compromised or missing teeth impacts your daily life. Chewing and eating comfortably may become difficult, and you may also feel self-conscious about the appearance of your smile. These concerns could keep you from living your best life and interacting with other people in the way you'd like.
A dental crown can repair and restore a decayed, fractured, or damaged tooth, while a bridge is a solution for one or more missing adjacent teeth. Our dentists can help you reclaim your smile and confidence.
When Is a Dental Crown Recommended?
Our dentists may suggest a tooth crown in Thurmont as your best treatment solution in these situations:
- To restore a severely compromised tooth that a filling can’t repair
- To strengthen a tooth treated with a root canal
- To cover a tooth and enhance aesthetics
- To replace a broken or lost old filling
- To restore a single implant
A dental crown fits over your remaining healthy tooth structure like a cap, providing integrity and strength to your tooth. Our dentists customize ceramic porcelain to match your tooth and blend flawlessly with your smile.
When Do We Recommend a Dental Bridge?
A dental bridge is a solution for replacing one or more adjacent missing teeth, and it can be an ideal choice if implant surgery is not an option for the patient.
Bridges use healthy teeth as anchors for crowns on each side that support prosthetic teeth in between. Our dentists make your dental bridge in Thurmont with ceramic porcelain customized to match your smile seamlessly, restoring the aesthetics and function.
Same-Day Restorations for Your Convenience
We are thrilled to bring you same-day porcelain restorations with in-office milling at Thurmont Family Dentistry. We’ll scan a 3-D image of your tooth our dentists use to design and customize your crown, veneer, or bridge.
Once perfected, the specifications are sent directly to our milling machine, which crafts the restoration from high-quality porcelain while you wait. Our dentists can then fit the restoration to your tooth and permanently place it, making any necessary adjustments to ensure you have an optimal biting function.
Same-day dental crowns in Thurmont eliminate the need for the messy and uncomfortable impressions we took in the past. You also won’t have to endure wearing a temporary restoration that could be uncomfortable or unreliable. The process is comfortable and streamlined, and we can complete your new restoration in only one appointment.
Do You Have a Compromised Tooth?
If you’re living with a decayed, broken, fractured, or missing tooth, we have excellent solutions for you! We encourage you to book an evaluation to learn what we can do for your smile.
You can request an appointment online or call us at (301) 271-2346 and speak with a friendly team member.
