{"id":174,"date":"2019-06-21T11:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T11:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2019-07-19T05:28:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T05:28:45","slug":"what-are-dental-crowns-and-tooth-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/2019\/06\/21\/what-are-dental-crowns-and-tooth-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Dental Crowns and Tooth Bridges?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Both crowns and most bridges are\nfixed prosthetic devices. Unlike removable devices such as dentures, which you\ncan take out and clean daily, crowns and bridges are cemented onto existing\nteeth or implants, and can only be removed by a dentist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do Crowns Work?<\/strong><br>\nA crown is used to entirely cover or &#8220;cap&#8221; a damaged tooth. Besides\nstrengthening a damaged tooth, a crown can be used to improve its appearance,\nshape or alignment. A crown can also be placed on top of an implant to provide\na tooth-like shape and structure for function. Porcelain or ceramic crowns can\nbe matched to the color of your natural teeth. Other materials include gold and\nmetal alloys, acrylic and ceramic. These alloys are generally stronger than\nporcelain and may be recommended for back teeth. Porcelain bonded to a metal\nshell is often used because it is both strong and attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your dentist may\nrecommend a crown to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Replace a large\nfilling when there isn&#8217;t enough tooth remaining<\/li><li>Protect a weak tooth\nfrom fracturing<\/li><li>Restore a fractured\ntooth<\/li><li>Attach a bridge<\/li><li>Cover a dental\nimplant<\/li><li>Cover a discolored\nor poorly shaped tooth<\/li><li>Cover a tooth that\nhas had root canal treatment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crowns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> Full porcelain fused to metal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> Full cast gold crown. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> Teeth around the space are prepared. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> The bridge is mounted and adjusted for fit and comfort. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe bridge is cemented into\nposition.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both crowns and most bridges are fixed prosthetic devices. Unlike removable devices such as dentures, which you can take out and clean daily, crowns and bridges are cemented onto existing teeth or implants, and can only be removed by a dentist. How do Crowns Work? A crown is used to entirely cover or &#8220;cap&#8221; a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/2019\/06\/21\/what-are-dental-crowns-and-tooth-bridges\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What are Dental Crowns and Tooth Bridges?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[32,8,11,38,30,10,22,25,41,24,31],"class_list":["post-174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-health","tag-best-dentist-in-pune","tag-best-orthodontist-near-me","tag-dental-braces","tag-dental-braces-teeth-braces-cost-teeth-braces-cost-in-pune-dental-braces-cost-in-pune-teeth-whitening-cost-in-pune-teeth-cleaning-cost-in-pune","tag-dental-clinic-in-pune","tag-dentist-in-pune","tag-teeth-braces-cost-in-pune","tag-teeth-cleaning-cost-in-pune","tag-teeth-crown-in-pune","tag-teeth-whitening-cost-in-pune","tag-wisdom-tooth-removal-cost-in-pune"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions\/182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}