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Dental Crowns (Caps)
DR. IGOR OCHEV, SAN RAFAEL DENTIST
“If I get a dental crown, will it look natural?”
Dental crowns are available in tooth-colored shades and even metals such as gold. A porcelain crown is the most popular because it resembles your natural teeth. Specifically, it’s made to match the shape, size, and color of your surrounding teeth.
DID YOU KNOW?
Dr. Igor Ochev has been honored six times as Best Esthetic Dentist and four times as Best Dentist in Pacific Sun’s “Best of Marin” Readers’ Poll.
What is a dental crown, exactly?
Essentially, a dental crown is a cap that encases the entire surface of a tooth, restoring it to its original shape and size. It protects and strengthens a tooth that cannot be restored with a filling, inlay, or onlay.
Highly durable, a porcelain crown will enhance your smile for many years. And as with most dental restorations, it is not always permanent and may need to be replaced someday due to normal wear.
6 Reasons for Dental Crowns
Restore a decayed tooth
Restore a broken or fractured tooth
Restore a fractured filling
Restore a large filling
Restore a tooth with a root canal
Enhance your smile
GETTING A DENTAL CROWN
What to Expect
Getting a crown usually requires two appointments with us because it’s custom-made in a dental lab. We’ll take highly accurate impressions to create your temporary and new crowns. You’ll wear your temporary one for approximately two weeks while the lab creates your new one.
Your Visit
While your tooth is numb, Dr. Ochev gently removes the damage and shapes the surface to properly fit your crown. After he takes a digital scan, he places your temporary crown with temporary cement and ensures that you’re bite is right.
Your Second Visit
Dr. Ochev gently removes your temporary crown, cleans your tooth, and carefully places your new crown to ensure the spacing and your bite are accurate.
Caring for Your New Dental Crown
You’ll receive care instructions at the end of your treatment. If you have any questions, please give us a call. By brushing, flossing, and eating well and staying on track with your regular checkups with us, you’ll aid in the life of your new crown.
If you’re interested in learning a lot more about dental crowns, we think this article from the Cleveland Clinic does a very thorough job. It gets into a lot of details about dental crowns that are easy to understand.
Our Other Restorative Dental Services
Composite Fillings
You might need one to treat a cavity, repair a cracked or broken tooth, or rebuild worn enamel.
Find Out MorePorcelain Inlays & Onlays
You might need one to treat a larger cavity, or damage to the biting surface or the cusps.
Find Out MorePorcelain Bridges
A bridge replaces one or more missing teeth by bridging the gap between the adjacent ones.
Find Out MorePartial and Full Dentures
Custom-made and removable, dentures replace some or all of your teeth in an arch.
Find Out MoreImplant Restorations
A crown, bridge, or denture that securely attaches to an implant post in the jawbone.
Find Out MoreTMJ Treatment
Pain in your jaw and/or nearby areas like your neck or head might stem from your jaw joint(s).
Find Out MorePatient Savings & Financial Options
At EvoSmile, dental care is empathy care.
Your oral health profoundly affects your overall health. For this reason, we would never want you to hold off on your dental care because of cost — whether or not you carry insurance. This is why we offer the following solutions to ease your worry and your pocketbook.
New Patient Offer
Get a comprehensive dental exam including necessary X-rays, an oral cancer screening, a periodontal exam, a TMJ evaluation, and a regular cleaning.
Learn About This & Your First VisitNo Insurance? Save with Us
If you don’t have insurance, you'll want to take a look at our very own savings plans. We designed them with your dental needs in mind.
Discover our Dental Savings PlansFinancing & Payment Options
If you’re interested in affordable financing and monthly payments, we offer options from CareCredit and Cherry.
Find out if you pre-qualifyInsurance Benefits
We’re an out-of-network dental office that accepts insured patients with PPO plans. Get answers to commonly asked questions.
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