Colleyville Dentist | Colleyville dental care | TX | Crowns

Crowns can be made from porcelain, porcelain fused to metal, zirconium, or gold. To maintain a natural look and feel a porcelain finished crown is best, as it can be matched to the shade of your other teeth. This will allow it to blend in and appear just like one of your natural teeth.

In many cases, a crown procedure can be completed in one day utilizing the CEREC technology.  You will be given a local anesthetic so that you do not experience any discomfort. Once the tooth has been reshaped, the dentist uses a special camera to take an accurate picture of the damaged tooth as well as the surrounding teeth. This optical impression is then transferred and displayed on a color computer screen, where the dentist uses CAD technology to design the restoration. The CAM takes over and automatically creates the restoration while you wait. Finally, the new restoration is bonded to the surface of the old tooth. This can all be done in a single visit, unlike in the past where a crown procedure would typically require two visits.