CROWNS and BRIDGES
Crowns
  Dental crowns fit over your natural teeth after they have been shaped to accept the crown. You may need a crown to protect you tooth because of any of the following causes:
- Worn Fillings
- Cracked Teeth
- Large Cavities
- After Root Canals
A crown is a restoration that covers, or "caps," a tooth to restore it to its normal shape and size, strengthening and improving the appearance of a tooth. Crowns are necessary when a tooth is generally broken down and fillings won't solve the problem. If a tooth is cracked, a crown holds the tooth together to seal the cracks so the damage doesn't get worse. Crowns are also used to support a large filling when there isn't enough of the tooth remaining, attach a bridge, protect weak teeth from
fracturing, restore fractured teeth, or cover badly shaped or discolored teeth.
Bridges
  Few incidents have greater impact on dental health and personal appearance than tooth loss. When one or more teeth are missing, the remaining teeth can drift out of position, which can lead to a change in the bite, the loss of additional teeth, decay and gum disease. A bridge is one or more replacement teeth anchored by one or more crowns on each side.
A bridge can avert the chain-reaction of dental problems that can occur when a tooth is lost. These can include:
- The tooth opposing the missing tooth can start to extrude from its socket
- The missing tooth can cause chewing problems
- Problems can develop with the TMJ
- It is much harder to clean the teeth that have shifted, and this may cause further tooth loss through the advancement of periodontal disease
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