Dental crowns and bridges repair broken or cracked teeth or replace missing teeth to improve appearance and function.

Do You Have a Broken Tooth? A Crown May Help.

Dental Crowns and Bridges in Fairfield VIC

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We provide preventive dentistry to protect teeth as much as possible. Nightguards, mouthguards and proper brushing and flossing habits all play a role in protecting the teeth and gums. Of course, sometimes, teeth sustain damage or trauma. In many cases, we will try to save the tooth as the most conservative approach to dentistry.

When tooth loss occurs, we offer dental bridges or teeth implants to replace missing teeth.

How Dental Crowns Work

Crowns completely cover the tooth like a protective helmet. We often provide crowns as an option when a tooth has been treated with a root canal or has been severely injured, cracked, traumatised or affected by deep cavities. We will always go over all of your options and leave the choice to you.

Porcelain or ceramic crowns are designed to look like natural teeth. Each of our cosmetic dental crowns is made of tooth-coloured material and shaded to match the adjacent teeth, allowing the final tooth crown to blend in with the overall smile. When paired with other types of cosmetic therapies, our crowns can help you restore the ideal appearance that you may want from your smile.

The Dental Crown Process

We offer both conventional crown therapy as well as same-day crowns. Traditional crowns require two appointments, with the tooth prepared and an impression taken at the first visit, and the permanent crown bonded into place about two weeks later.

Same-day CEREC crowns are made and delivered in just one appointment, preventing the need to return for a separate visit. Just like porcelain crowns, same-day crowns are made of durable and aesthetically pleasing materials that enhance the appearance of the teeth.

Without a crown, compromised teeth are not able to withstand normal biting and chewing forces. Those teeth that are severely fractured, cracked or decayed would continue to decompose, as a filling only seals the tooth and does not encase it completely.

Replace Missing Teeth with Dental Bridges

Dental Bridges in Bayside VIC Fixed dental bridges are similar to crowns, with an artificial tooth suspended between two custom crowns. The functional crowns are anchored over healthy teeth while the false tooth replaces a tooth (or two) that has been lost to disease or trauma.

Crown and Bridge Materials

At Sparkle Dental Care in Melbourne, we offer several types of crown materials so that our patients can choose the one that best fits their needs. Some examples of material selections include porcelain, zirconia and gold. The material selected will depend on the location of the crown and the aesthetic preferences of our patients.

Our dentists will thoroughly review the benefits of each of the materials with you so that you can select the most appropriate one.

How Same-Day Crowns Work

We are proud to offer same day in-house crowns. Thanks to our on-site CEREC technology, our patients can reduce their crown appointments from two to one. We use digital CAD/CAM technology to scan the tooth and an onsite crown mill to fabricate your crown in just a few hours.

We Offer Dental Crowns and Bridges in Fairfield, VIC

To find out more information about our crown and bridge treatments, or to arrange a dental exam, contact our Fairfield dental clinic. We warmly welcome new patients.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it hurt to get a crown ?

Here at Sparkle Dental Care, we are proud of making our patients feel as comfortable as possible. This is why our dentists and lovely staff take the time to use topical numbing cream followed by Local Anaesthesia to minimize pain or discomfort.

What is the difference between a crown and a bridge ?

We usually use a dental crown to protect a single tooth over 60% damaged. A dental bridge is comprised of dental crowns and one or more artificial teeth, called pontics, and it's designed to replace missing teeth.

How Does a Bridge Work?

The bridge spans the gap in a patient's smile where the teeth are missing, with a dental crown on each side anchored over healthy teeth for security.

Our dentists may recommend a bridge for patients missing one or two teeth with healthy teeth remaining to support a bridge. Patients who wish to avoid a surgical procedure, like dental implant placement surgery, may also opt for a bridge.

What's the First Step?

Before recommending a bridge for your specific dental situation, our dentists will carefully examine your dental situation to determine whether or not a bridge is the best solution.

We will discuss the benefits of all our tooth replacement options so you can choose the most appropriate solution for your budget, lifestyle and dental needs and help you decide which one will ultimately provide the ideal tooth replacement.

Dental Bridge in Fairfield

Our experienced dentists provide dental bridges to patients in our Fairfield and Hampton dental practices.

Replacing missing teeth is vital to your oral health. If you need a tooth or multiple teeth replaced, we warmly welcome your phone call to Sparkle Dental Care to arrange your consultation.

What is a dental crown ?

A dental crown or cap is like a helmet for a fragile tooth that has lost over 60% of its structure. It can protect the natural tooth from further breaking and root splitting, which usually leads to pain, infection and tooth loss.

How Does a Dental Crown Work?

The crown totally covers the tooth, sealing it off to protect it from further damage. We generally make dental crowns using either porcelain or ceramic, both of which are designed to look just like a natural tooth.

At Sparkle Dental Care, we also colour-match our dental crowns to our patients’ other teeth for an aesthetically pleasing, seamless smile.

What Types of Crowns Do You Offer?

We offer both traditional crowns, which require multiple appointments, and same-day CEREC crowns, which we can create in just one appointment. We make same-day crowns to provide the same durability and natural appearance as a traditional crown. With a much shorter waiting period for their new, artificial tooth, same-day crowns are a popular choice among our patients.

We’re here to assist your dental needs, whether you need a dental crown or another dental treatment.

Meet Our Dentists:

Dr Kai Xu BDSc (Melb)

Dr. Kai Xu graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science from the University of Melbourne in 2004. With a deep commitment to excellence, he has gained extensive experience in all ...

Dr Ari Barr BDSc (Melb)
Dentist

Ari earned his Bachelor of Dentistry degree in 2010. Since then, he has gained extensive experience working in both private practices and the public sector across various locations in Victoria. ...

Dr Cici Feng BHSc(Dent), MDent (La Trobe)
Dentist

Dr. Cici Huang Feng graduated with a Master of Dentistry from La Trobe University and has gained extensive experience caring for patients across diverse clinical settings, ...

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Need a Dental Crown? It May Take Only One Visit!

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In the past, getting a dental crown usually involved a two- to three-week process as well as more than one trip to the dentist’s office. Today, CEREC technology is available, which means you can be fitted with a beautiful, permanent restoration in just one visit to the dentist.

If you need a dental crown, ask your Bayside, VIC dentist about CEREC crowns.

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Often people realise the value of dentistry but imagine a long cycle of appointment after appointment and put the whole process off because they believe they just don’t have the time.

Now, with the convenience offered by CEREC, you no longer have to put off obtaining that perfect smile because it would take up too much time.

CEREC is a method to restore any tooth that is decayed, weakened or broken, or needs any other restoration to its natural strength and beauty. Better yet, it's done with all-ceramic materials that are tooth-coloured and completed in a single appointment.

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