Damaged Tooth Repair: Embracing the Transformation with Porcelain Crowns

As much as you love sports, you don’t love the dental trauma a sports accident can cause. A chipped, cracked, or broken tooth is no laughing matter! A dental crown is one of the best ways to remedy a tooth injury. At Aztec Family Dental, porcelain dental crowns are the go-to treatment for repairing and restoring damaged teeth. A visit to your Aztec, New Mexico dentist, Dr. James Durfey, is the first step to making your smile whole and healthy again with a porcelain crown. 

Benefits of Porcelain Crowns

Tooth damage isn’t something you want to live with. A fractured or broken tooth is highly unstable and can lead to pain, infection, decay, and further structural damage. In the worst-case scenario, you could wind up losing your tooth. Dental crowns provide a means of repairing damaged teeth and returning them to use. Once you’ve been approved for a dental crown procedure, Dr. Durfey will start the process by preparing your tooth for crowning. This could entail cleaning your tooth, smoothing out jagged edges, or reshaping its structure to make room for the crown. Your porcelain crown will be custom-made in a lab from impressions taken of your tooth at our dental office. This could take a week or two. During this time, you will wear a temporary crown over your tooth. When the permanent crown is ready, we’ll switch the two and cement your permanent crown in place to finalize your treatment.    

Before and After Results of Actual Patients Treated in Our Practice

Below are some advantages of selecting a porcelain crown to restore a damaged tooth:

• Visual Appeal
  When it comes to esthetics, porcelain crowns are sure to please. Porcelain comes in diverse shades, enabling the lab to create a crown that blends beautifully with your smile. As porcelain is also stain-resistant, your crown will retain its beautiful appearance for years. A porcelain crown will restore your tooth’s natural shape, color, and structure, making it look like you never had a damaged tooth.
• Function
  Crowning-damaged teeth restore their ability to chew, which is their primary purpose. The crown takes on the pressure and weight of biting and chewing to make your tooth functional again. You can chew through crispy fruits, raw vegetables, chewy meats, hard nuts, and any other difficult food with a cracked or broken tooth.
• Safety/Biocompatibility
  Porcelain crowns are 100% biocompatible with your mouth and body, posing no risk of allergies or harm. You may feel slight sensitivity for a few days after crown placement, but that will dissipate once you adjust to your restoration.
• Durability
  Porcelain crowns are amazingly strong and durable. They will give you years of quality use with minimal wear and tear. With proper care, your crown can last a decade or longer, protecting and preserving your smile.
  

Porcelain Dental Crowns Near Me

To learn more about the benefits of porcelain crown treatment, contact Dr. James Durfey from Aztec Family Dental in Aztec, NM, at (505) 390-1117. 

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