Even one damaged or missing tooth can tremendously impact your comfort, confidence, and lifestyle. Chewing may be more difficult, and you have to limit the types of foods you can eat. Your speech may also be affected, and you may feel self-conscious interacting with others. 

At Southside Dental Center in Monticello, MN, we understand these frustrations. With custom-crafted dental crowns and bridges, we can restore your smile, comfort, and confidence, giving you a healthy smile you can be proud to share. 

Dental Crowns Restore Unhealthy Teeth

Porcelain crowns are an effective, time-tested solution for resolving damage caused by trauma, tooth decay, or routine wear and tear. A crown covers the entire tooth, and we customize the shape, shade, and size to match your smile so it blends in perfectly. 
Dr. Abramowski commonly recommends crowns for the following reasons:

• Strengthen broken teeth
• Stabilize cracked teeth
• Protect a tooth with extensive decay
• Conceal a misshapen or discolored tooth
• Restore a dental implant to full function
• Protect a tooth after root canal treatment
• Support dental bridgework

At Southside Dental Center, the only crown materials we use are natural-looking porcelain or zirconia. Metal-lined crowns are effective, but over time a thin dark line appears near your gums which is noticeable and unattractive. Porcelain crowns are just as durable, and we can create them to blend perfectly with your natural teeth.

If you have one or two missing teeth in a row, Dr. Abaramowski may recommend a dental bridge. A bridge is a restoration that uses crowns attached to adjacent healthy teeth to support an artificial tooth in the gap. If you want greater stability or don’t want to alter healthy teeth, an implant bridge is another solution to consider. In this scenario, we place a dental implant in the missing tooth area and then attach a crown to it. 

The Process for Getting a Crown or Bridge

The steps for getting a crown and bridge are similar and require two trips to our Monticello, MN, dental office to complete:

• Prepare the tooth or teeth to receive the crown
• Take accurate dental impressions
• Place a temporary crown or bridge
• Wait about two weeks for a dental lab to prepare your final restoration
• Adjust the final crown or bridge for fit and cement it securely to the teeth 

In many cases, dental insurance will cover at least a portion of your new restoration, and we also accept CareCredit to make your treatment more affordable.

There is no reason to live with damaged or missing teeth that cause embarrassment and discomfort. Dental crowns and bridges available at our Monticello, MN, dental office can restore your teeth to full health and function so you can smile confidently. We will discuss your situation and all available options for correcting any dental problem you are experiencing.