A crown can save a tooth that is too broken down for a filling. Dr. Pierpont provides crowns for Longboat Key patients, with the help of a 3D TRIOS scan.
She will say so when a smaller repair, such as an onlay, would serve you better.
Visits and timing
Your first appointment shapes the tooth, scans it and places a temporary crown. The second fits the permanent one.
Between visits, go easy on sticky or hard foods.
Learn more: Dental Crowns at Pier Dental
Onlays and inlays
An inlay or onlay restores part of a tooth with porcelain or composite. It saves more of your natural structure than a crown would.
We weigh both for each case.
Learn more: Inlays and Onlays at Pier Dental
After root canal therapy
A tooth that has had its nerve removed is more brittle. A crown guards it against splitting.
We plan the two steps together.
Learn more: Root Canals at Pier Dental
About Longboat Key
Getting to and from the island has always taken effort.
The road to Pier Dental is longer than the 24 miles measured in a straight line. Crowns take two visits, so we book them with that in mind, and we offer free second opinions.
Call (727) 363-6169 to have a tooth checked. If it hurts today, ask for a same-day slot.
