A crown is a cap that covers a tooth that is cracked, worn down or heavily filled. If you live in Mecca and a dentist has mentioned one, Dr. Brittany Pierpont can give you a second opinion at no charge. Our St. Pete Beach office is about 19 miles away as the crow flies.
We use a TRIOS 3D intraoral scanner, so there is no tray of gooey material. A temporary crown protects the tooth until your permanent one is ready. We will explain the schedule so you can plan your trips.
Scanning instead of impressions
The TRIOS scanner records your tooth in three dimensions with a small wand. The images guide the lab, and you avoid the gag-prone impression trays.
Digital records help us check the margins of a crown before it is placed. A good fit keeps decay out.
Learn more: Dental Crowns at Pier Dental
After a root canal
A tooth that has had root canal therapy can become brittle. A crown helps protect it from breaking. Dr. Pierpont performs root canals in the office.
If you have pain now, we can find out whether the nerve is involved. That decides whether you need root canal first.
Learn more: Root Canals at Pier Dental
Smaller repairs, when they are enough
Not every damaged tooth needs a full cap. An inlay or onlay repairs only the damaged part and keeps more of your natural tooth.
We will tell you which one we would choose for our own tooth, and why.
Learn more: Inlays and Onlays at Pier Dental
About Mecca
In a place this built up, a tooth problem can show up on any day, and a crown is a way to stop it from getting worse.
Our distance from Mecca is about 19 miles straight-line, so we plan the temporary-crown stage with care. Call and we will arrange appointments that make the most of each trip.
Call (727) 363-6169 and ask about a crown evaluation. We will go over timing, the temporary crown, CareCredit and our in-house plan with you.
