Kent Family Dental
2515 Alpine Ave NW # A
Grand Rapids, MI 49544
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Grand Rapids Dental Crowns | Porcelain Crowns in Grand Rapids Michigan
Kent Family Dental is your source for dental crowns in Grand Rapids MI. Our Dentists ( can restore your teeth to their natural shape using up to date dental techniques. If you are looking for a dentist in Grand Rapids, let one of our experienced dental professionals at Kent Family Dental assist you with all of your general and cosmetic dental needs. Read below for more information about dental crowns.
Crowns are a type of dental restoration which, when cemented into place, fully cup over the portion of a tooth that lies at and above the gum line. In comparison, fillings are dental restorations that fill in or cover over just a portion of a tooth. Since dental crowns encase the entire visible aspect of a tooth, a dental crown in effect becomes the tooth's new outer surface. A dentist might recommend placing a dental crown for a variety of reasons but, in general, most of these reasons will usually fall within one of the following basic categories: To restore a tooth to its original shape, to strengthen a tooth or to improve the cosmetic appearance of a tooth. Crowns can be made out of porcelain (meaning some sort of dental ceramic), metal (a gold or other metal alloy), or a combination of both. Since a dental crown that has been cemented into place essentially becomes the new outer surface for the tooth, it is easy to imagine how the placement of a crown can restore a tooth to its original shape. It's also easy to see how a dental crown can help to strengthen a tooth by way of being a hard outer shell that encases the tooth structure that lies within it. For both of these reasons, dental crowns are routinely made for teeth that have broken, worn excessively, or else have had large portions destroyed by tooth decay. It is conceivable that a dental filling, as an alternative, could be used as a means to restore a tooth's shape.
Porcelain Crowns
If you are in need of replacing a flawed tooth with a crown, you may want to consider an all porcelain crown. A porcelain crown is considered more invasive than veneers , but is longer lasting and less prone to chipping and cracking. Porcelain crowns are the similar to metal crowns or porcelain over metal crowns but are constructed entirely out of tooth colored porcelain. This material gives your smile the most tooth-like appearance of all crown material options. All porcelain crowns are recommended for the most part with teeth located in the front of the mouth.