The document discusses dental crowns, which are restorations used to cover damaged or missing teeth. Crowns can be necessary due to injuries from sports, hard candy or falls, or issues like tooth decay. Crowns are made from various materials like metal alloys, porcelain, or resin, with the material depending on factors like the tooth's condition and aesthetic needs. While crowns protect teeth, they still require proper care and can have issues like discomfort, chipping or falling out if not fitted correctly. The document encourages scheduling an appointment with Shumway Dental Care to discuss options for damaged teeth.

2. IS A CROWN IN
YOUR FUTURE?

3. Do you regularly engage in combat or full contact sports?
Without a mouth guard?
Do you have a particularly strong sweet tooth?
Does your home have hardwood or tiled flooring?

4. Do you have a fondness for smoking or dipping tobacco?
Do you have children that simply refuse to brush regularly?

5. The above questions are just a few
of the conditions that may
necessitate a dental crown.

6. Whether you lose an incisor in a
hockey match, crack a molar from
chomping hard caramels …

7. … shatter a tooth upon falling onto
your kitchen floor or discolor your
teeth from frequent tobacco
usage, a crown can cover up the
issue and restore your smile.

8. A crown may also be necessary in
order to protect the baby teeth of
young children until their adult
teeth can develop.

9. Crowns intended for long-term use
can be made from a variety of
materials, with the severity of the
tooth's damage playing some
factor in the patient's options.

10. Crowns made from metal and
metallic alloys are commonly used
for their durability and
necessitating a minimal removal of
tooth mass.

11. One drawback of metallic crowns is
their appearance; metallic crowns
are extremely common in molars.

12. When appearances need to be maintained, metallic crowns
can be fused with shaded porcelain to match your smile.

13. The drawbacks of these metal/porcelain crowns is they are
only slightly more durable than porcelain, can wear down
over time and a dark streak is noticeable around the gum line
from their metal.

14. While resin crowns are less durable and resilient than metallic
crowns, they are among the cheaper options when a crown
is necessary.

15. Even beyond the variety
of material options,
crowns can also be made
as partial implants; these
"onlays" and "3/4"
crowns cover only a
portion of a tooth.

16. Barring zirconia or milled
crowns, which can be
made on-site in a single
visit, crowns require two
visits to the dentist.

17. X-rays and possibly a
preliminary root canal if the
tooth's pulp is at risk.

18. The dentist anesthetizes the
tooth's area in order to file it
down for fitting; if the tooth
is greatly damaged, the
dentist will use filler to
anchor the crown.

19. The dentist then makes a
mold of the tooth.
The dentist will then install a
temporary acrylic crown.

20. Your dentist removes the
acrylic crown, checks the
permanent crown and
cements it under anesthetic.

21. While a crown may seem like the
perfect solution, there are a
handful of issues that may crop up
after their installation.

22. DISCOMFORT/SENSITIVITY
The tooth may feel tender
or especially reactive
to temperatures.

23. DISCOMFORT/SENSITIVITY
Pain or sensitivity from biting
down is a sign of a misfit and
you should call your dentist
immediately to fix it.

24. PORCELAIN CROWNS CAN CHIP.
Loosening or falling out.
Cement can sometimes wash
out, leaving the crown loose
and open enough for bacteria
to slip in.

25. PORCELAIN CROWNS CAN CHIP.
Crowns can fall out when there
is a poor fit, improper cement
or only a minimal amount of
tooth to cover.

26. PORCELAIN CROWNS CAN CHIP.
In rare cases, metallic and
porcelain crowns run the risk of
agitating allergies.

27. Be mindful that crowns are more
like a prolonged “band-aid” for the
dental issue.

28. And crowned teeth are also still at
risk for decay and gum disease.

29. You should maintain a regimen
of brushing twice daily, usually
accompanied with some
mouth wash…and always
remember to floss!

30. If you are seeking professional
dental advice, it's time to call
Shumway Dental Care.

31. Their Chandler dentists will ask
you questions, examine you,
and determine exactly what
needs to be done to get you
back to normal.

32. Call today for an appointment.
Visit http://www.mychandlerdentists.com/

33. SHUMWAY DENTAL CARE
3150 S Gilbert Rd Suite 1
Chandler, AZ 85286
(480) 659-7800
shumwaydentalcare@gmail.com