Dental Crowns

Dr Ellenberg provides all general and family dentistry services in Clearwater Florida including dental crowns for you and your family.

What is a dental crown?

A dental crown is a tooth-shaped "cap" that is placed over a tooth, covering the tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, and/or to improve its appearance.

Dental crowns fully encase the entire visible portion of a tooth that lies at and above the gum line and help to preserve the functionality of damaged or decayed teeth.  Dental crowns may be used to protect a cracked tooth, restore functionality of a tooth with excessive decay, or replace a pre-existing crown.

Why do you need a dental crown?

• Protect a weak or decayed tooth from breaking
• Hold parts of a cracked tooth together
• Restore a broken tooth
• Provide support and coverage for a tooth with a large filling
• Hold a dental bridge in place
• Hide and cover misshaped or discolored teeth
• Cover a dental implant

Dental Crown Materials 

Permanent dental crowns can be made from:

• Metal
• Porcelain-fused-to-metal
• Resin
• Ceramic

Dental crown procedure

During a dental crown procedure, Dr. Ellenberg prepares your tooth and makes a molded impression of the teeth to send to a dental laboratory for use in final restoration.  A fitted, temporary crown is created during this visit to temporarily protect the tooth. At a future visit, the crown is permanently cemented.

Contact Dr. Ellenberg to schedule your initial consultation or to see if you need a dental crown