Dental Crowns in
Beverly Hills, CA
Porcelain Dental Crowns:
A Beautiful, Durable Solution with Dr. Rodney Raanan
At Dr. Rodney Raanan’s practice, we specialize in advanced cosmetic dentistry solutions designed to restore your smile’s natural beauty and strength. Porcelain dental crowns, often referred to as “caps,” are a cornerstone of our restorative and aesthetic treatments, offering a complete protective covering for damaged or compromised teeth. These custom-crafted restorations meticulously encase the entire tooth, bringing back its original size, shape, and enhancing its overall appearance and function.
What Are Composite Dental Crowns?
Dental crowns are custom-made coverings that completely encase a damaged or compromised tooth, from the gum line up. Think of them as a protective “cap” that restores a tooth to its original size, shape, strength, and appearance. Made from durable materials like high-quality porcelain, crowns serve to reinforce weakened teeth, improve their function, and seamlessly blend with your natural smile. They are a highly versatile solution used to address a range of dental issues, offering both structural support and aesthetic enhancement.
- Essential Protection and Support: Crowns provide vital reinforcement for weakened, damaged, or extensively decayed teeth, preventing further breakdown.
- Restored Functionality: They effectively bring back the full function of a compromised tooth, allowing you to bite and chew with comfort and confidence.
- Seamless Aesthetics: Crafted from high-quality porcelain, these crowns are custom-matched to your natural tooth shade, blending flawlessly with your existing smile for a beautiful, undetectable restoration.
The process of receiving your custom porcelain dental crown typically involves two comfortable appointments at our office:
- First Visit: Preparation and Temporary Crown: During your initial visit, Dr. Raanan will prepare the affected tooth by meticulously removing any decay and carefully shaping it to ensure a perfect fit for your new crown. Precise impressions of your teeth will then be taken, which are sent to a skilled dental laboratory to custom-fabricate your permanent porcelain crown. Before you leave, a temporary crown will be placed to protect your prepared tooth and maintain aesthetics while your custom crown is being crafted.
- Second Visit: Permanent Crown Placement: Once your personalized porcelain crown is ready, you will return for your second appointment. The temporary crown will be gently removed, and Dr. Raanan will meticulously fit your permanent crown, ensuring it aligns perfectly with your bite and aesthetics. Once both you and Dr. Raanan are satisfied with the fit and appearance, the crown will be securely bonded to your tooth using a durable, permanent adhesive, completing your smile restoration.
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The Benefits of Choosing Dental Crowns
Choosing dental crowns with Dr. Raanan, especially those crafted from high-quality porcelain, offers significant advantages for your oral health and confidence:
- Essential Protection and Support: Crowns provide vital reinforcement for weakened, damaged, or extensively decayed teeth, preventing further breakdown and potential tooth loss.
- Restored Functionality: They effectively bring back the full function of a compromised tooth, allowing you to bite, chew, and speak with comfort and confidence, restoring your natural oral mechanics.
- Seamless Aesthetics: Crafted from high-quality porcelain, these crowns are custom-matched to your natural tooth shade, blending flawlessly with your existing smile for a beautiful, undetectable restoration that enhances your overall appearance.
- Long-Lasting Durability: Designed to withstand daily biting and chewing forces, dental crowns offer a durable and long-term solution for various dental issues.
- Improved Oral Health: By covering and protecting damaged teeth, crowns help prevent the progression of decay or further structural damage, contributing to your overall oral well-being.
The process of Dental Crowns at Dr. Raanan
The process of receiving your custom porcelain dental crown typically involves two comfortable appointments at our office, ensuring precision and optimal results:
First Visit: Preparation and Temporary Crown:
- Consultation & Numbing: Dr. Raanan will conduct an initial examination and discuss your treatment plan. To ensure your comfort, the tooth and surrounding area will be gently numbed with a local anesthetic.
- Tooth Preparation: The affected tooth will be meticulously prepared. This involves removing any decay or old filling material and carefully reshaping the tooth. A small amount of enamel is typically removed to create enough space for the crown to fit over it without appearing bulky or affecting your bite.
- Impressions: Highly accurate impressions (molds) of your prepared tooth and surrounding teeth will be taken. These impressions, which can be traditional putty molds or digital scans, are crucial for the dental laboratory to custom-fabricate your permanent crown, ensuring a precise fit and natural appearance.
- Temporary Crown Placement: Before you leave, a temporary crown will be placed over your prepared tooth. This provisional crown protects the tooth from sensitivity and damage, maintains the space, and allows you to continue chewing normally while your custom permanent crown is being expertly crafted in the dental laboratory. This fabrication process usually takes about two to three weeks.
Second Visit: Permanent Crown Placement:
- Temporary Removal & Cleaning: When your personalized porcelain crown is ready, you will return for your second appointment. The temporary crown will be carefully removed, and your tooth will be thoroughly cleaned.
- Fit and Shade Verification: Dr. Raanan will meticulously check the fit, bite, and shade of your new permanent crown. He will ensure it aligns perfectly with your natural teeth and that your bite feels comfortable and balanced. Any minor adjustments needed will be made at this stage.
- Permanent Bonding: Once both you and Dr. Raanan are completely satisfied with the fit and aesthetics, the crown will be securely bonded to your tooth using a strong, durable dental adhesive, completing your smile restoration.
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Dental Crowns in
Beverly Hills, CA
Frequently Asked Questions
A dental crown, often called a “cap,” is a custom-made restoration that completely covers a damaged or weakened tooth above the gum line. It’s designed to restore the tooth’s original size, shape, strength, and appearance, providing both protection and aesthetic enhancement.
Dental crowns are recommended for various situations, such as when a tooth has extensive decay that a filling cannot repair, if a tooth is fractured or broken, to replace large or failing fillings, after a root canal procedure, or to improve the appearance of severely discolored, misshapen, or misaligned teeth. Dr. Raanan will assess your specific needs to determine if a crown is the best solution for you.
While crowns can be made from various materials like metal alloys, ceramic, porcelain-fused-to-metal, and zirconia, Dr. Raanan often recommends porcelain dental crowns in Beverly Hills due to their superior aesthetics and ability to blend seamlessly with your natural teeth. Our porcelain crowns are crafted from high-quality materials for optimal strength and beauty.
With proper oral hygiene, regular dental check-ups, and good care, dental crowns can last for many years – typically between 5 to 15 years, and sometimes even longer. The longevity depends on factors such as the material, the location of the crown in the mouth, your biting habits, and your overall oral health.
Your comfort is our priority. Before beginning the procedure, Dr. Raanan will administer a local anesthetic to numb the tooth and surrounding area, ensuring that you remain comfortable throughout the process. Some patients may experience mild sensitivity after the anesthesia wears off, but this is usually temporary and can be managed with over-the-counter pain relievers.
Caring for a dental crown is similar to caring for your natural teeth. It’s crucial to maintain excellent oral hygiene by brushing twice a day with a soft-bristled brush, flossing daily around the crown, and attending regular dental check-ups and cleanings. While the crown itself cannot decay, the tooth underneath and the surrounding gum tissue are still susceptible to decay and gum disease.
Absolutely. Porcelain dental crowns in Beverly Hills are highly valued for their cosmetic benefits. They can dramatically improve the appearance of a tooth by restoring its natural shape, size, and color, effectively correcting discoloration, chips, cracks, and irregularities. This results in a more uniform and aesthetically pleasing smile.
Yes, if an old filling is very large, failing, or if the tooth structure around it is compromised, a dental crown is often the ideal solution. A crown provides more comprehensive protection and strength to the tooth than a large filling, especially in cases where significant tooth structure has been lost. Dr. Raanan will evaluate your situation and recommend the best course of action.
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Dr. Rodney Raanan, DDS MMSc
Cosmetic Dentist In Beverly Hills, CA -
411 Camden Drive. Suite 1280
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 - 310-205-5300
