Dental Crowns: 6 Ways They Boost Your Smile

Even perfect teeth can get run down over the years due to wear and tear, decay, or accidental injuries. Fortunately, there are ways to renew your smile and restore its glory. Teeth that are compromised by age, excessive wear, decay, or accidental damage can be made like new with dental crowns. For quality dental crowns in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, to make your smile stand out, there’s no better place than Dentistry by Brian Weber.   

Here are some of the many ways dental crowns can boost your smile:

1. Repair Damaged Teeth

Accidental injuries are a common cause of damaged teeth. But damage can also result from untreated decay, poor oral hygiene, or poor lifestyle habits like using your teeth as tools. Fortunately, damaged teeth can be repaired, and your smile restored with dental crowns. Crowning a damaged tooth renews its structure and protects it from further harm. The crown makes your tooth stronger, healthier, and structurally sound for future use.

2. Protect Weak & Worn Teeth

When teeth become weak or worn, they’re prone to breakage with continued use. Dental crowns fortify weak teeth to protect them from potential damage. Crowns are often used to strengthen root-canal teeth to keep them strong for future use.     

3. Restore Tooth Functionality  

Damaged teeth are often too sensitive or painful to be used normally, or too vulnerable to further breakage with continued use. Crowning these teeth restores their functionality so you can eat comfortably and not worry about causing further damage to your smile. Crowns completely cover compromised teeth to take on the brunt of biting and chewing and restore their usefulness.  

4. Cover Stains & Discolorations

Crowns can be used to whiten stained teeth that don’t respond well to whitening treatment. Teeth with intrinsic stains caused by trauma, medications, or certain health issues often can’t be bleached, even with professional whitening systems. Dr. Weber can, however, conceal stains and discoloration with dental crowns to improve the aesthetics of your smile. Porcelain crowns have a natural tooth-colored appearance and will add strength and beauty to your smile.

5. Replace Missing Teeth

When paired with single dental implants, porcelain crowns make great replacement teeth for natural teeth that have gone missing. The crown is attached to the implant for stability and support. Implant crowns look, feel, and function like real teeth and will give your smile a natural, uniform appearance.

6. Reshape Malformed & Odd-Sized Teeth

Cosmetic crowns can be used to reshape teeth that are too short, too long, pointy, or misshapen, making your smile more uniform and even. Teeth that are different in size, shape, or color tend to stand out, detracting from your smile’s overall appearance. Cosmetic crowns help these teeth blend in, improving your smile’s symmetry. 

Quality Dental Crowns in St. Louis Park, MN

To learn more about crowns and their many uses, feel free to contact Dr. Brian Weber from Dentistry by Brian Weber in St. Louis Park, MN at (952) 925-3555.