A tooth with a large filling or a hairline crack can fail suddenly, often at a bad moment. A crown reinforces it before that happens.
Dr. Brittany Pierpont creates crowns at Pier Dental for Feather Sound patients, using porcelain, ceramic or metal depending on where the tooth sits.
What the two visits involve
Visit one shapes the tooth, takes a TRIOS scan and places a temporary. The finished crown is bonded at visit two.
We adjust the bite until it feels right under your tongue and teeth.
Learn more: Dental Crowns at Pier Dental
Saving a tooth with a root canal
Infection inside the tooth can be cleared in the office. A crown typically follows to keep the remaining structure from breaking.
We outline this plan up front.
Learn more: Root Canals at Pier Dental
Inlays and onlays as a middle step
When damage reaches only part of the chewing surface, a fitted inlay or onlay can be enough.
They conserve more tooth than a full crown.
Learn more: Inlays and Onlays at Pier Dental
About Feather Sound
Feather Sound, near the St. Petersburg-Clearwater airport, covers about 3.0 square miles of land. With a crown needing two appointments, we try to book them close together.
Our office is 12.9 miles from Feather Sound by straight line. Free second opinions are available if you already have a crown quote elsewhere.
Call (727) 363-6169 before a weak tooth breaks. If it already hurts, ask for same-day help.
