Tooth Crowns

1 00:00:05.714 --> 00:00:10.229 Dental crowns are a restoration that's used in dentistry 2 00:00:10.314 --> 00:00:14.913 for when a tooth is broken down more than it can be restored 3 00:00:14.914 --> 00:00:19.857 or makes it less restorable than a filling can accomplish. 4 00:00:20.300 --> 00:00:25.229 Dental crown can be placed in a case where there's a severe amount of decay. 5 00:00:26.214 --> 00:00:29.828 Dental crown can be placed if there is an old filling in the tooth, 6 00:00:29.829 --> 00:00:32.142 where there's not sufficient remaining tooth structure 7 00:00:32.143 --> 00:00:34.057 once that old filling is removed. 8 00:00:34.357 --> 00:00:37.328 A dental crown can be placed over a tooth that's been root-canaled. 9 00:00:37.329 --> 00:00:40.714 Dental crowns can be placed for cosmetic reasons as well. 10 00:00:41.157 --> 00:00:47.243 They can be placed to reshape teeth or reangle teeth to create more alignment. 11 00:00:48.014 --> 00:00:50.614 They're really a very versatile restoration 12 00:00:50.943 --> 00:00:53.786 for both the front teeth as well as the back teeth. 13 00:00:54.143 --> 00:00:58.671 Any patient who has decay in their teeth 14 00:00:59.286 --> 00:01:03.571 that's beyond the ability of a dental filling to restore 15 00:01:03.643 --> 00:01:05.729 is candidate for a dental crown. 16 00:01:06.357 --> 00:01:11.400 A patient that perhaps wants to change the appearance of their teeth, 17 00:01:11.614 --> 00:01:15.086 and the teeth are too broken down for something we call dental veneers, 18 00:01:15.929 --> 00:01:16.828 we use dental crowns. 19 00:01:16.829 --> 00:01:18.643 A patient who has had a root canal 20 00:01:18.771 --> 00:01:23.014 and needs the support after root canal to properly support that tooth, 21 00:01:23.214 --> 00:01:24.743 we need a dental crown as well. 22 00:01:25.129 --> 00:01:27.371 Dental crowns if placed properly 23 00:01:27.514 --> 00:01:33.400 require no more care really than the actual tooth that it's covering. 24 00:01:34.586 --> 00:01:37.456 They require normal hygiene, brushing, 25 00:01:37.457 --> 00:01:43.443 flossing, regular hygiene visits in the office, but they are very durable, 26 00:01:44.157 --> 00:01:46.428 they can last, I've seen dental crowns in my practice 27 00:01:46.429 --> 00:01:50.600 last 15-20 years without a problem, sometimes even longer. 28 00:01:51.114 --> 00:01:53.357 A lot of it depends on the patient's bite, 29 00:01:53.900 --> 00:01:58.043 their home care and factors such as that.