All-Porcelain Crowns, Inlays & Onlays
Crowns
If you're self-conscious about cracked, broken, decayed, or worn teeth, we can bring back your healthy, natural-looking smile with dental crowns, also called caps. A crown can return structure, strength, and function to a tooth with extensive decay or damage. Designed to fit snugly and function as a healthy tooth, a crown will protect your tooth from further damage and preserve the jaw's correct natural alignment.
We use all-porcelain crowns to maintain a fully white smile. Our precise color-matching system allows us to find the right shade of porcelain to blend with your natural tooth color. Porcelain crowns are also extremely durable and long lasting, and these benefits make them popular with dentists as well as patients.
Dr. Taylor uses CEREC restorations that are custom milled in our The Woodlands office and then placed in just a single visit. Once a crown is placed, you can care for it as you do your natural teeth. Conscientious brushing twice a day and daily flossing will protect the base of your crown from bacterial growth. Be sure to see us at least two times each year for professional cleanings and a preventive exam, too.
Inlays & Onlays
You have a big filling that needs replacement. Do you have to get a full crown? Not necessarily. A more conservative option, inlays and onlays fit into a tooth similar to a filling, yet they are milled restorations, much like a crown. The bumps on top of a tooth are called cusps. Inlays fit between cusps, while onlays fit over one or more cusps. Inlays and onlays allow a patient to retain more natural tooth structure, which is always best.
Not every situation is right for an inlay or onlay, but Dr. Taylor will assess your problem and determine the best solution for you. Traditional inlays and onlays require two visits: one for tooth preparation and impressions, then a second to place the inlay or onlay after they're received from a lab. Our practice uses CEREC, the most up-to-date technology to custom mill your restoration in office and then place your inlay or onlay in just a single visit. After polishing and modifying the restoration as necessary to ensure proper bite alignment, you'll enjoy your stronger, healthier smile for years to come.
A stunning smile is just a phone call away. Make your appointment with Dr. Johnny Taylor today and experience genuinely personal care and state-of-the-art dentistry. Located in The Woodlands, our cosmetic dentistry and general dentistry practice proudly serves the Spring, Tomball, and Conroe communities.
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