Dental Porcelain crowns in Leicester

Who could ever resist the thought of having a dazzling smile? Nowadays, people would willingly spend thousands of pounds just to achieve the most-dreamed of pearly white teeth. In Leicester, dentists come aplenty, all willing to help you go through different procedures to make your teeth as brilliant as could be. 

Leicester dentists restore your teeth using dental crowns or caps to rebuild broken or excessively damaged teeth. Crowns will not only improve the cosmetic appearance of your teeth but it can also help strengthen it. Dental crowns or caps cover the entire surface of your teeth just like a glove, and your dentist can make crowns for your teeth from gold and other metals, ceramic or porcelain.

Crowns are excellent for teeth restoration but this is not the only option. In putting crowns, your dentist will have to grind portions of your original teeth away. It is important to consult your dentist Leicester dentist first because he/she is the authority who can give you proper assessment and advice for the best restorative treatment that will suit you.

Other options you may resort to are veneers or dental bonding, however, when the tooth supporting the restoration is not that strong, you will need crowns because veneers and dental bonding will depend on the supporting tooth for strength.

How Is It Done ?

In putting dental crowns, your Leicester dentist will put you under local anaesthesia before he removes any decay in your tooth. He will then grind the tooth to an appropriate shape, which will be tapered to give a chance for the crown to slip over it and onto your tooth. 

The next procedure your dentist will do is to use a dental putty to take a mould of the tooth. This will then be sent to the Leicester dental laboratory where the crown will be fabricated. The impression or the mould is important to ensure that the crown would fit the tooth exactly. As the whole process normally takes three weeks to complete, your dentist will give you a temporary crown to wear.
However, if you go to a Leicester dentist who has CEREC technology, he can have a porcelain crown fabricated right then and there and within an hour, you will be wearing your new porcelain crown.

As soon as the crown has been fabricated, your dentist will remove the temporary crown you have been wearing during the waiting period. Before your dentist cements the new crown in place, he must first check if the new crown fits your tooth perfectly, if the colour matches and if it gives a perfect overall look. This is important because a perfect dental crown usually lasts from 10-15 years.