Losing or damaging a tooth can feel both painful and devastating at the time, but all hope for a perfect smile is not lost. Dr. James Roberts, your family dentist in Peachtree City, GA, creates stunning same-day crowns to cover damaged teeth or dental implants at Brilliant Smiles, no matter why or how the damage to your natural tooth happened.

Reasons you might need a dental crown

Lots of defects, diseases, and injuries can drive you to get a dental crown. Some people get them by choice while others require them for a fully functional smile. A crown can cover and protect a damaged tooth, anchor a dental bridge, or fully replace a tooth by latching onto a surgically placed dental implant.

Your dentist in Peachtree City, GA, can design a crown just for you if you have a tooth that is:

• Missing in its entirety
• Damaged from a cavity
• Deeply cracked or broken
• Heavily discolored
• Misshapen or short
• Treated with a root canal

With strong, durable materials that can match the shades of your other teeth, there is no need to worry about your crown standing out or looking unnatural. When you smile, other people will not realize you have a dental crown unless you tell them directly.

The process of getting your dental crown

Traditionally, crowns come in a number of different materials that vary in durability and appearance, including porcelain, ceramic, gold, and metal. Brilliant Smiles offers conveniently quick crowns in high-quality ceramic material with Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC).

Your dentist takes detailed, high-quality pictures of the prepared tooth or dental implant. He transfers those images to a computer screen and uses computer-aided design and manufacturing to make a crown that will fit over the prepared tooth or dental implant with precision. On the outside, the crown looks deceptively similar to your other natural teeth in color, size, and shape.

The whole process takes about an hour, and your dentist bonds the crown to your tooth or implant during the same appointment. You can leave the office exhibiting a full smile with a crown that will not easily break.

Your dentist in Peachtree City, GA, Dr. James Roberts, can offer you a custom crown that will restore your smile and either protect or replace a tooth. To book a consultation appointment for a dental crown, call Brilliant Smiles today at (770) 486-8516.