Your smile is vital part of the appearance that you convey to anybody you meet, whether it is a peer or a stranger. Therefore it is a worthwhile exercise to make the most of your smile as you are able to do so. Thankfully dentists are on hand to help you with this and dental scientists have developed a number of clever ways that you can make sure your smile looks as fantastic as it possibly can. By reading on you can find out more information about one of these methods: porcelain crowns.
Teeth which are damaged but not damaged severely enough to be removed can look unsightly in the mouth. If a large amount has been chipped off then it can ruin the appearance of an otherwise good-looking mouth. Covering it up is a vastly preferable option to having the tooth removed if it is still ultimately a healthy tooth.
You can get these sorts of teeth covered up with porcelain dental crowns that look natural and discreet and improve the appearance of your smile. They are durable and long lasting and won’t stain in the way that your teeth can. Thanks to improvements in the technology that is rife in dental surgeries, you can now get a porcelain dental crown fitted with some speed.
By combing digital x-ray data with online methods, you can have a porcelain dental crown ready to be fitted by your Leeds dentist in just six minutes after the x-ray has been taken. This is a notable improvement on the days when one would have to wait for the x-rays to be developed in the lab and so forth.
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Unsightly teeth a thing of the past with porcelain crowns from dentists in Leeds
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Central Leeds dentists fit porcelain veneers to improve smiles
Friday, February 18th, 2011
If you have a cracked, chipped or stained tooth there is no need to simply accept it and be ashamed of it. There are things you can do to improve the look of your smile, dental procedures that are efficient and effective. You should ask your Central Leeds dentists about porcelain veneers and they might improve your smile, allowing you to relax in social situations.
Porcelain veneers represent an effective solution to cracked, chipped or stained teeth. They are basically thin layers of porcelain that are laid on top of the tooth, concealing the unsightly crack, chip or stains. Some porcelain veneers are now so thin that they have been dubbed ‘contact lenses for teeth’.
The advantage of this incredible thinness is that they are even more convenient to fit and extremely discreet. Even though they are thin, they are incredibly hard wearing and ought to last a life time with the right care.
Amazing new advances in technology means that porcelain veneers can be fitted in just a short visit to the dentist. Even the busiest of schedules ought to be able to accommodate the fitting of a porcelain veneer. Dentists are able to take digital x-rays of your mouth and send the data to an online milling machine. This machine constructs the porcelain veneer in just six minutes.
Then your dentist can match it to your surrounding teeth in terms of colour and even texture before securing it in place with a powerful dental resin. Despite these new technologies, having a porcelain veneer fitted is still very affordable.
Talk to your Central Leeds dentist if you are interested in porcelain veneers and how they might be able to improve the look of your smile.
Porcelain crowns from Leeds dentists produce stunning results
Saturday, November 27th, 2010
Having damaged or broken teeth can put you off smiling out of embarrassment. As smiling is an important social tool which puts others at ease, it is important to deal with any cracked teeth in a way that leaves you confident of satisfactory results.
Crowns can be installed by your Leeds dentist to strengthen your broken down tooth and enable it to function properly when you eat, drink and talk. If your tooth has decayed or been so damaged that there is an insufficient amount remaining to rebuild from, a crown will be your best option. Crowns can also be used as protection for any large cavities. The aesthetic appeal of crowns can be used if your teeth have become dull or stained but it is worth noting that in these circumstances you might have to have a proportion of your tooth drilled away in order to fit the crown and a less invasive procedure may be preferable.
Porcelain crowns represent an improvement on the traditional use of metal. In time, metal crowns can begin to produce a dark line against the gum which is hardly aesthetically pleasing. The new porcelain varieties are far more discreet and will match your existing teeth so that few people would even notice.
Your dentist will need to prepare the area to remove debris and then, if necessary, file down the tooth under local anaesthetic. This is to ensure that the crown can fit on perfectly. An impression is taken in dental putty then sent to a laboratory where the crown will be constructed from durable, lightweight porcelain. In the meantime you will wear a temporary crown which will be removed and replaced with the permanent, porcelain replacement after a fortnight or so and fixed with dental cement.
Ask your Leeds dentist today about the amazing results that porcelain crowns can offer and look forward to a perfect smile.
Get a Natural Smile with Porcelain Crowns in Leeds
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Traditionally, dental crowns were always made with metal and were a sore sight as these look so very different in contrast to natural white teeth. But now with advances in cosmetic dentistry, dental crowns have been created from porcelain which can mimic and give you natural and realistic teeth. Consult an orthodontist in Leeds who can help you get the perfect porcelain crowns and give you a smile makeover.
It is important to get porcelain crowns fitted when a tooth is broken or badly damaged, if left unattended the adjacent teeth can also get decayed due to infection or lose its strength over a period of time causing various dental problems. These crowns, if fitted by a specialized dentist, can give you naturally looking teeth; it would even be difficult to tell apart the real from the fake. Porcelain crowns are a natural white and hence there is no need to do any extra whitening procedure to make it look realistic.
Cerec and Empress Crowns are a variation of porcelain crowns; the former is made from ceramic and the latter from a material called Empress pressed ceramic. These can also be used though they have a few limitations when compared to the porcelain ones. Porcelain crowns are especially opted by people to replace lost or missing front teeth as this area is most visible when you smile. There are also porcelain crowns which are fused with metal ones but these have the disadvantage of leaving a dark line near the gums over a period of time.
So if you are looking to replace lost or damaged teeth, get porcelain crowns which can give you natural looking teeth for a beautiful, sparkling smile.
Cracked tooth repaired with porcelain crown from Leeds dentist
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
When a tooth is chipped, cracked or broken, either by sporting injury or some other kind of head trauma, it can be very painful. But the pain may last longer than just the original injury and may require extensive dental treatment to prevent further damage to the tooth. The dentist will first try to fix the tooth using composite dental bonding. If the damage is too severe to fix with resin the tooth may need a crown to protect it and restore its structural integrity.
A crown is a porcelain replica of the tooth that is placed over the original to protect it from further damage while giving the appearance of a real tooth. They are not only used to repair broken teeth but can be used to preserve the functionality of a tooth after a filling or root canal treatment.
Crowns can be made form various materials (some more ostentatious patients may opt for a gold or silver crown) but the material of choice for dentists and the one that gives it the most realistic appearance is porcelain. With the advancement of technology in the last twenty years, the manufacturing of porcelain crowns has become significantly easier. Dentists are now able to use the latest in 3D imaging and digital x-rays to construct a three dimensional image of the patient’s teeth on the computer. Using this image they can design an incredibly accurate porcelain crown. It is then possible to use computer-aided technology to manufacture a crown from a single piece of porcelain in as little as six minutes. This represents an incredible leap from the old technology where a crown needed to be hand sculpted in laboratory conditions, which could take weeks.
Crowns are now also designed to be far more realistic, even possessing the translucent quality of enamel. Some preparation is needed before a crown can be fitted which usually involves removing some of the enamel of the tooth so that the crown can fit over it without appearing too big. If you have a broken tooth or an existing crown that needs replacing, visit a Leeds dentist and ask about the latest realistic and durable porcelain crowns.
Replace silver fillings with white!
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009We have been treating many patients recently who have been complaining of unsightly silver amalgam fillings in their teeth which show when smiling. If they are small silver fillings then we are replacing these with tooth coloured composite fillings. If they are medium to large silver fillings then we are restoring these with porcelain onlays and porcelain crowns. Most of the time these treatments can be completed in one visit only with our cerec system. If you are from Leeds, Harrogate, Bradford, Dewsbury, Wakefield and the surrounding areas and would like a FREE consultation with one of our experienced dentists then contact our friendly team on 01132454868.
Smile makeovers for that glamorous smile
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Today we finished a complete smile makover for a lady from Bradford. She first came to see us complaining of worn, yellow looking crooked teeth. After a detailed assessment and lengthy discussion with the patient she decided to go for a combined course of teeth whitening, veneers and porcelain crowns. She decided to finance the treatment with our special 0% interest deal. Within a couple of weeks we transformed this patients smile from worn and discoloured to white, straight and glamorous. She is so happy and confident now with her new smile. If you would like a smile makeover and are from Bradford, Leeds, Leeds city centre or the surrounding areas contact our friendly team on 01132454868 for a free consultation.