Dental Crowns and Bridges Booragoon, WA

The proper restoration is designed to protect your oral health and improve the appearance of your smile. Our dentist, Dr James LT Wong, offers aesthetic tooth-coloured restorations to safeguard your natural teeth and replace missing teeth following extraction or trauma.

When teeth are missing, your remaining teeth may migrate toward these spaces, which destroys your bite alignment. When this happens, you are at risk for cavities, tooth wear and even tooth breakage. Tooth loss can also mean bone loss, specifically in the jaw.

If you’re considering tooth repair or replacement, we invite you to arrange a consultation. We also recommend reading through the headlines below to learn more about our restorative treatments.

Dental Crowns in Booragoon, WA to Protect Teeth

Dental Crowns | Booragoon DentistA deeply decayed or fractured tooth compromises the protective enamel. A damaged tooth may feel sensitive or painful and is more susceptible to additional damage or even loss.

We can prolong the life of the tooth by placing a dental crown. Repairing a severely worn tooth, treatment for an infection, and a cosmetic dentistry plan may all include dental crown treatment.

Crowns completely cover the tooth and prevent additional damage from the force of chewing. You can eat normally, though biting into anything like ice may damage a crown, just like it could injure a natural tooth.

A tooth crown is a tooth-shaped cap that goes over your tooth. It is customised to fit properly, match the surrounding teeth, and restore bite function.

How We Use Dental Crowns

We used dental crowns widely across dentistry. These time-tested and tooth-saving restorations fulfil a variety of uses—practically and affordably.

Dental crowns are often used following tooth trauma or root canal therapy. If your tooth is damaged or broken, your Booragoon dentist may treat the tooth and restore it with a dental crown.

If the damaged tooth requires root canal treatment, we may also finish the therapy with a dental crown if your tooth is weak following treatment. In these situations, a dental crown saves your tooth from fracture or extraction.

If you have tooth flaws like chips or discolouration, you can conceal these issues with a dental crown. It fits over the tooth to the gum line and hides multiple cosmetic issues.

If you have a missing tooth, you may have considered dental implants in Booragoon, WA. Dental implants are surgically placed artificial tooth roots that integrate with your jawbone over time. When integration is complete, your dentist uses a crown to top the dental implant and act as your new tooth.

A tooth crown also secures a dental bridge, making it a fixed restoration. A dental bridge is a replacement tooth or teeth secured between tooth crown. The crowns cap teeth on either side of your smile break, allowing the bridge teeth to fill in the space.

Fixed Dental Bridges to Replace Missing Teeth

Model of a dental bridge in Booragoon DentistTooth loss may lead to additional oral health issues when left untreated. Teeth tend to tip toward the spaces left by a missing tooth, altering the integrity of your bite. Tooth loss also leaves some patients feeling self-conscious about their appearance.

A fixed dental bridge completes the smile by replacing a natural tooth with an artificial tooth suspended by dental crowns affixed to natural teeth. Bridges provide a placeholder to keep the bite stable and prevent misalignment.

For multiple missing teeth, Dr James Wong offers implant-supported bridges. This means we combine implant technology with your dental bridge, giving you a secure restoration that restores function and aesthetics.

Dental bridges do require some extra care to prevent gum disease and damage. Cleaning under and around your bridge will promote good oral health. And avoiding sticky or hard foods is recommended.

How a Bridge Is Different from a Partial Denture

A dental bridge and partial denture are very similar. They both restore function and aesthetics and stand in for partial tooth loss. However, there are key differences.

A dental bridge is a fixed restoration that can only be removed by your dentist. We think it is the better choice if you have a tooth or teeth missing in the same location. Your dental bridge in Booragoon, WA needs a small cleaning brush and floss threader for resolving bacteria and plaque, especially near the gum line.

A partial denture—unless secured with dental implant posts—is a removable appliance that works better for sporadic tooth loss. It is an arch of restoring teeth custom-designed to close all gaps in your smile. You remove your partial for cleaning—either with a denture brush and denture paste or a denture bath with dissolving tablets.

Aesthetic Tooth-Coloured Restorations and Prosthetics

At Garden City Implant & Dental, we offer tooth-coloured restorations to complement patient smiles. Matching the shade of your natural teeth results in a seamless appearance that you can feel confident about.

In some cases, if you’re interested in choosing a lighter dental bridge—or crown for cosmetic purposes—your dentist can recommend professional teeth whitening before getting started.

Professional teeth whitening is designed to lighten teeth by lifting tooth stains. When your teeth are whiter, it allows you to choose lighter restorations and prosthetics.

It’s important to remember that professional teeth whitening will not lighten restorations or prosthetics, which is why it is important to whiten first.

The Dental Crowns and Bridge Process

Couple with dental crowns in booragoonCrown and bridge procedures typically require the use of anaesthetic to ensure patient comfort. Our dentists are gentle and deliver anaesthetic slowly after using a topical numbing agent to reduce discomfort and provide a comfortable patient experience.

Our dentists will remove any damaged or decayed tooth structure and create impressions that the dental lab will use to create the final dental crown. We will place temporary restorations to protect teeth until your final restorations arrive.

The final phase of treatment involves permanently bonding the restoration to the remaining tooth structure and making any final adjustments to ensure a comfortable fit and proper function.

Our experienced practitioners and friendly clinical team are committed to providing high-quality dentistry in a caring and warm environment.

Caring for Tooth Crowns and Dental Bridges in Booragoon, WA

On their own, dental crowns do not require specialised cleaning or care. You treat them like natural teeth by brushing, flossing and visiting your dentist for check-ups and teeth cleans. And like natural teeth, you should avoid misusing your crown—to open a bottle, for example.

Dental bridges require a special cleaning brush and floss threader to keep bacteria off the restoration and to clear debris closer to the gums. As with natural teeth and crowns—visit your dentist regularly, brush and floss and use your bridge only for chewing food.

For Crowns and Bridges in Booragoon, We Welcome Your Call

We are happy to answer any questions you may have or arrange a booking. Please call our Booragoon dental surgery on (08) 9316 2811.

Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.