The cause may simply be that dentin is exposed by receding gums, fractured or chipped teeth and perhaps by clenching or grinding your teeth. If you find that that your teeth are sensitive to hot and cold, it's best to bring it to the attention of your dentist so that proper treatment can be recommended. Since teeth become brittle as they age, one of the more successful ways of protecting the teeth is through the means of a crown. Crowns or bridges correct major functional or structural problems including missing teeth or bite dysfunction. New porcelain and ceramic technology is available to replace missing or broken teeth.
Preliminary procedures require that a mold of the tooth be taken first.
The final precision-made restorations are then formed in the laboratory. Please visit our Crowns Page for further details and information regarding Crowns. They are credited with having made the greatest contribution to restorative dentistry known to man. In museums throughout Italy there are numerous specimens of crowns and bridges which were the equal of many made in Europe and America up until 1870 when the dental engine was invented. A very unusual specimen is a bridge constructed about 2500 years ago.