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If you have a missing tooth, or teeth that need to be extracted because of severe decay or other imperfections, there are many options for replacing that tooth. Removable dentures or fixed bridges may help. But perhaps the healthiest and longest lasting solutions are dental crowns placed over dental implants.
In order to determine if this is the right option for you, our Los Angeles dental crowns dentist will need to make sure you are in good oral health and that your jawbone density is appropriate for the procedure. If not, then you may need a bone graft in your jaw.
Once this has been determined, the first step involves inserting a titanium rod into your jaw, then allowing it to fuse with the bone. This may take a few months, and in the meantime, you will be given the option of wearing a temporary crown. Once you are sufficiently healed, the actual porcelain crown will be placed. This process also applies to having multiple teeth replaced.
Porcelain crowns used to replace lost teeth are very stain-resistant and do not require the support of adjacent teeth, but should still be maintained as if they were natural. To determine if replacing lost teeth with crowns is the right option for you, give our office a call today.