If you’re scheduled to get a dental crown, you may be a little nervous or unsure what to expect. Thankfully, getting a crown is nothing to fear. In fact, don’t think of it as a bad thing, think of it as a deluxe filling.
Crowns are used to repair broken teeth, in root canals, or to provide a filling to a tooth with a large area of decay. They are made at a dental lab using impressions of your own tooth, so they will fit in seamlessly with the rest of your mouth. In fact, they look so much like real teeth you may forget you have one!
Here’s what you can expect from your dental crown procedure.
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