Dental Crowns and Bridges in Fairfax, VA
At Tummerello & Pandak Family Dentistry, Dr. Jennifer create customized dental crowns and bridges made with premium ceramic porcelain that provides durability, function, and aesthetics for your smile.
Crowns cover and repair damaged, broken, or decayed teeth, which restores them to their natural form, while a bridge combines crowns connected to prosthetic teeth to fill in the gaps left by missing teeth. Both options provide durable and aesthetic options for restoring your smile and confidence.
Your Fairfax dentists rely on the best dental labs that use the finest materials to create restorations that you can be proud of and rely on for many years.
When Do You Need a Tooth Crown?
If you have a tooth that’s broken, fractured, or decayed past the point of what a filling can fix, our dentists will recommend a crown to restore it. While fillings fix a small area of damage or decay, a crown covers your remaining healthy tooth entirely, closely mimicking its form, function, and appearance to blend flawlessly with your smile.
Crowns are an ideal treatment option for these situations:
- A severely decayed or fractured tooth
- A single-tooth restoration for a dental implant
- An anchor for a dental bridge
- A cosmetic solution for broken, oddly shaped, or discolored teeth
- A replacement for a broken-down restoration like an old large filling
Crowns Can Rejuvenate Your Smile
If you have multiple teeth needing repair, Dr. Jennifer may recommend a customized smile design plan for you. This is a personalized treatment plan that can combine different types of restorations like porcelain crowns or veneers to help you achieve your best smile.
A full smile makeover may be ideal for the patient living with multiple chipped, broken, or decayed teeth, severely worn teeth, or even teeth with shape or size discrepancies.
Full mouth rehabilitation restores both the function you need to successfully chew and eat your food, with the aesthetics you've always wanted for a beautiful smile!
When Do You Need a Dental Bridge?
A dental bridge fills the gaps in your smile if you’re missing one or more adjacent teeth. With crowns anchored to your healthy teeth, one or more artificial teeth can be attached to fill in the space left by missing teeth, restoring your chewing function and the appearance of your smile.
A ceramic porcelain bridge blends seamlessly with your smile and provides the durability and function you need to enjoy your food again.
The Crown or Bridge Process
The procedures for getting a crown or bridge are similar and straightforward. We’ll need two appointments with you. During the first visit, we prepare you for your new restoration and take impressions of your smile to send to our trusted dental lab.
It takes two to three weeks for the dental lab to craft your crown or bridge, so our dentists make you a temporary version to wear while you wait. Once your restoration is ready, we’ll have you return to our Fairfax dental office to permanently place it. Our dentists will adjust it to ensure you have full biting and chewing function, and then you’ll be off to enjoy your newly restored smile!
Contact Tummerello & Pandak Family Dentistry
Do you need a tooth crown or dental bridge in Fairfax? Contact our dental office online or by phone at (703) 691-1511 for more information on how we can help you.
