Reclaim Your Beautiful, Functional Smile with Natural-looking Porcelain Crowns

Dental crowns in Miles City, Montana, are excellent restorations to restore your smile if you have experienced dental trauma or have decayed teeth. Drs. Chase Yerger, Diana Stewart, and the team provide reliable and aesthetically appealing restorations using best-in-class materials. Most importantly, our restorations are created from safe and biocompatible materials to promote optimal oral and overall health.

Our dental crowns are made from ceramic or porcelain, ensuring the most authentic appearance. Once placed in your mouth, porcelain crowns from Yerger Family Dental are virtually indistinguishable from the other teeth. 

What are dental crowns?

A dental crown or cap is a prosthetic shaped and colored like your tooth to improve its function and appearance. A crown is made to fit on top of the remaining decayed or damaged tooth. A dental crown should be hard to distinguish from the other teeth if well-designed and placed. 

A dental crown may be small, but it has many uses. Besides strengthening damaged teeth, your dentist may recommend a dental crown to:

• Cap off a dental implant
• Secure a bridge in place
• Protect a tooth that has been treated with root canal therapy
• Cosmetically improve a severely discolored or misshapen tooth
• Replace an old, large filling

Dental crowns are typically placed in 2-3 dental appointments. The initial step is a consultation to determine whether a crown is the best treatment for your dental situation. If it is, we carefully numb your gums with local anesthesia and then remove a precise amount of enamel around your tooth. Next, we take imprints of your teeth to help our dental lab to create a restoration that fits snugly in your mouth.

Fabricating your crown requires 2-3 weeks. During this time, we’ll place a provisional crown to protect your prepped tooth. Once your crown is ready, you’ll book an appointment with Drs. Yerger or Stewart for placement. We’ll remove the temporary restoration and clean your tooth before trying your new crown. If your crown looks natural and fits perfectly, we’ll use dental cement to permanently bond it to your tooth.

Taking care of your dental crown

If you have a dental crown, you’ll want to know how to care for it to maintain your beautiful smile. While a dental crown can last 15-plus years, you should take good care of it to ensure your investment remains strong and functional as long as possible.

Follow the steps below to keep your dental crown looking its best.

• Brush twice daily with fluoridated toothpaste and a soft-bristled toothbrush.
• Floss at least once daily, especially before bedtime.
• Visit a dentist twice yearly for professional exams and cleanings.
• Avoid using your teeth as tools to open packages, biting fingernails, etc.
• Consider a mouthguard if you brux teeth or participate in contact sports.
• Stay away from sugary treats and smoking.

Your dentist can repair minor chips on your crown, but pronounced damage means a complete replacement, which is costly. So, the best way to get fantastic value for your crown is to maintain it diligently. 

Rebuild your smile with porcelain crowns

Since a dental crown fits perfectly over the tooth, it can instantly correct discoloration, damage, decay, unevenness, and more. Please call (406) 233-1241 to discover more from Yerger Family Dental about how dental crowns can be the ideal path to your smile transformation. 

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