Dental Crowns & Bridges
Skygate Dental offers several dental crown and bridge solutions to suit your needs. Dental crown solutions in Brisbane have never been easier than with Skygate Dental. Dental Crowns can be a fantastic solution to provide protection to a previously restored tooth, to help revitalize the appearance of a tooth, and even provide you with a whole new tooth when one is missing, via a dental crown bridge.
Here at Skygate Dental we work with you to ensure your understanding of dental crowns and why they could be suitable treatment for you.
Why do we recommend a Dental Crown or Bridge?
If you need a dental crown Skygate Dental can work with you to ensure a cost effective solution either through your private health insurance or
There are a number of situations in which a dentist may consider a tooth for a dental crown. These include but are not limited to:
Potential Reason for Crowns
- Teeth with Large Dental Restoration (Filling(s))
- Tooth Decay
- A Tooth which has had Root Canal Therapy
- Broken Tooth / Severely Damaged Tooth
- Cracked Tooth
- Fractured Tooth
- Damaged Tooth / Teeth
- Aesthetics
- Hairline Cracks
- Gum Disease
- and More...
All of the above reasons can generally indicate the need for a dental crown. It is important to discuss all dental procedures including dental crowns with the dentist prior to commencing any treatment.
Dental Crown Procedure(s)
When your natural teeth are compromised a dental crown procedure may be necessary. Any remaining tooth structure will be incorporated with the new dental crown. If root canal treatment is required a temporary crown will be placed on the existing tooth during the fabrication process creates the crown.
A patient can expect more than one visit when seeking dental restorations. Crown placement on the underlying tooth is a tooth like cap and prevents further damage to your tooth. Tooth preparation will include a check on your oral health and determine the best dental treatment for your individual needs.
Some patients wonder if a crown can be used for front teeth. Yes they can and we will work with you to ensure it fits to your gum line.
Skygate Dental will scan your existing teeth and provide a 3D electronic file to the dental lab creating a custom crown specifically for you. You can be assured the new crown will be tooth coloured to your natural teeth. Your final crown will have normal shape and feel to your natural teeth.
When an entire tooth is a compromised tooth and cannot be saved our experienced team at Skygate Dental can discuss a dental implant when crowns are not an option.
Patients often ask “Are dental crowns permanent?” Dental crowns can last from 5 to 30 years with proper dental care.
Dental Crowns & Bridges Brisbane
Bridges provide a great alternative to dental implants for filling gaps or spaces left by missing teeth.
Dental bridges fill missing spaces by fusing more than one crown together. Traditional Dental Bridges are comprised of 3 units, 2 anchor crowns and 1 pontic (fake tooth) in the middle. Dental Bridges can very in length from a 2 unit Cantilever Bridge up to large multi-unit bridges. Given the high amount of variability involved with a Dental Bridge, case selection for dental bridges is very high. As the adjacent teeth need to be strong and suitable to support the increased loading from the additional unit(s).
Thus, our Skygate Dental team will go through a full assessment to determine suitability of a dental bridge. Prior to completing any dental treatment. If you are looking for Dental Crowns or Dental Bridges Brisbane look no further, call us today!
Am I a Candidate?
There are many different types of Crowns & Bridges available. To ensure you are suitable for a Dental Crown. We will need to preform an oral exam and x-ray. The tooth (and mouth) needs to be decay free prior to any crown or bridge work.
What is the cost?
The cost of a dental crown varies depending on the material choice. The different material choices are below. Contact us to get the most up to date pricing for the various material options.
Does it hurt?
Generally getting a Dental Crown or a Dental Bridge is not a painful process. There is potential for some discomfort during the preparation process. It is also not uncommon to experience some sensitivity that generally settles shortly after the crown placement.
What are the different types?
There are a number of different types of Dental Crowns, including but not limited to: Gold, Porcelain Fused to Metal, Zirconia, and more. Additional types and information about them can be found below.
With the advent of modern dental crowns, it is more important than ever to review and determine the best type of dental crown based on your needs and preferences. At Skygate Dental we ensure we use the best crowns available to ensure an optimal outcome. A dental crown is sometimes called a permanent crown as they can last from 5 to 30 years depending on the type of permanent crown, oral care and regular dental check-ups. The crown procedure will be discussed with you in detail prior to the treatment. Skygate dental services are there for your affordable dental crowns 7 days a week.
Gold Dental Crowns Brisbane
Gold Dental Crowns were one of the first crowns widely used in dentistry. Mainly due to the fact that gold alloy is extremely durable as well as bio compatible (one of the least reactive metal to oral tissue).
Given gold’s high tensile strength and durability they can be made quite thin, allowing for greater preservation of the original tooth structure comparatively to most crowns. Being purely metal gold crowns have the potential to last up to 20 years or more.
The main potential draw backs to gold are aesthetics and thermal transference. Thermal transference can occur with all metals. Typically this result in a temporary increase to sensitivity around hot and cold foods and drinks. Though patients with high initially sensitivity may be advised to consider an alternatives.
Additional, aesthetically speaking gold is not for everyone, depending on the placement location alternatives may be recommended for a better aesthetic finish.
Porcelain Dental Crowns
Porcelain dental crowns are made from porcelain and provide a very natural tooth finish. A porcelain crown can often times provide one of the highest aesthetic finishes available.
A porcelain crown is bonded to the tooth, fitting over it and restoring the tooth to its original size, strength and function.
Porcelain crowns can endure anywhere from 5 to 15 years. Porcelain crowns are sometimes called a permanent crown. It is important to remember that the lifespan of a dental crown is determined by a number of factors, including the amount of wear and tear on the dental crown, your oral practices and frequent dental check-ups.
Porcelain Fused to Metal Crowns
Porcelain/metal crowns (PFM) are metal crowns with a layer of porcelain fused on the metal. This permanent crown makes them almost as durable as a pure metal crown but a lot more aesthetic.
Monolithic Zirconia Dental Crowns
The Monolithic Zirconia dental crown is fabricated with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technique. It is made from a single piece of monolithic zirconium oxide ceramic ingot by computer controlled cutting and sintering.
There are two types of monolithic zirconia materials; opaque and translucent zirconia. Opaque zirconia offers significantly greater flex strength and is for the posterior regions of the mouth, while translucent zirconia has the more natural aesthetic appearance but for lower mechanical properties.
Porcelain Fused to Zirconia (PFZ) Crowns
These dental crowns are made from porcelain and zirconia by combining the two elements. The metal they produce is of high quality and unmatchable. The porcelain is the base and the zirconia is the whiteness of the tooth. This type of dental crown combines strength, durability and is aesthetically pleasing.
The majority of dental crowns these days are called all-ceramic crowns. All-ceramic crowns offers the ability for improved aesthetics, when compared to the traditional ceramic-metal crowns. As all ceramic crowns are all silica/glass based; providing greater translucency and optical properties . Another commonly used crown for improved strength would be a zirconia-based crown.
Available Types
Zirconia Crown
Crown Placement
Crown Bridge
Payment Plans Available on Dental Crowns & Bridges
Why Skygate Dental?
Weekend Dental Crowns Brisbane
There is never a good time to require a dental crown. Thankfully we are here when you need us. We offer dental crown procedures 7 days a week, with no additional costs on weekends, we can keep your dental crowns cost down. We honour private health insurance and have multiple payment plan options for your convenience.
Decay or Broken tooth, we have you covered
Whether it is tooth decay, broken down teeth, a damaged tooth and more our dentist’s office has you covered.
Affordable
We can claim your treatment with our HICAPs machine to make dealing with private health cover convenient. We care about our patients long term oral health, so we can help with interest-free payment plans across our services.