Dental Crowns and Bridges

At GoldCity Dental Centre, recognising that exceptional dentistry can also be a great value is the cornerstone of our practice. So when patients suffer from a broken or missing tooth, it does not necessarily mean the end of their healthy smile. We can offer you numerous methods for restoring tooth damage and replacing lost teeth in Charter Towers and the nearby communities of Grand Secret, Queenton, Richmond Hill and Alabama Hill.

One of the most prominent ways to restore and replace teeth is by using teeth crowns and dental bridges. Our gentle dentists will ensure that you understand why we recommend this approach and will answer your questions about your options. In addition, our team ensures that you are comfortable throughout the procedure.

Our goal is that each person leaves our dental clinic feeling confident in their oral health.

How We Repair Broken Teeth in Charter Towers

Tooth damage is a common problem in Australia. In a National Study of Adult Oral Health, only six in ten surveyed had visited their dentist at least once in the last year. More concerning is that one in ten Australian adults hasn’t had a check-up in over five years. This puts many of us at a greater risk of tooth damage and loss due to untreated dental decay and gum disease.

In addition, patients who grind their teeth are also at a higher risk of breaking a tooth. Auto and sports accidents or biting into something unexpected are other common causes of tooth damage.

To address these and many more issues, our Charters Towers dentists, Dr Girish Basavaraj and Dr Ankita Clarke, proudly offer ceramic dental crowns to repair and protect broken, worn or deeply decayed teeth. 

How Dental Crowns Work

The GoldCity Dental Centre team will usually recommend a dental crown to completely cover a tooth that is too damaged to support a filling or other restoration options. Crowns create a new dental structure and protect your remaining natural tooth from the forces of chewing. In many cases, a dental crown can prolong the life of a tooth by decades. 

A traditional dental crown procedure requires multiple appointments because the final crown is made in an outside dental lab. Often this requires your dentist to use a temporary crown for several weeks or longer, especially if your final crown turns out incorrect. In addition, temporary crowns can be problematic, making the whole procedure taxing and inconvenient.

This is why our clinic has invested in the technology and expertise to produce final dental crowns in one appointment.

CEREC Same-Day Dental Crowns

We are proud to have magnetised patients from many kilometres away to our dental practice, and we respect what that travel time means to them. This makes it crucial to provide complete treatment in as few visits as possible. This is where the CEREC same-day dental crown process is truly revolutionary. We use computer-aided design (CAD/CAM) to customise and create durable, aesthetic dental crowns on-site in one appointment.

Another improvement we offer over traditional methods is digital tooth impressions. The old method created physical impressions from a sticky, foul-tasting material called alginate. This method is also less precise and time-consuming. Our team begins by digitally scanning your tooth and then uploading it to our CEREC software. Through a process that is similar to 3-D printing, we create your final crown from high-quality porcelain ceramics using our in-house milling machine.

We ensure that the colour and shading of the crown match your smile for seamless results that look entirely natural. With CEREC, you won’t have to wait for a final crown. Instead, you finish your appointment with a new, more comfortable smile.

Dental Bridges Replace Missing Teeth

While a single dental crown can restore and thereby save your natural tooth, a missing tooth has nothing left to save. The issue arises from the gap your lost tooth leaves behind. This not only diminishes your chewing ability but it compromises the security of adjoining teeth, which over time, will migrate into the open space. This can lead to an uneven bite, unbalanced chewing pressure, and, eventually, tooth loss.

Our team understands that the benefits of replacing a missing tooth go beyond cosmetics. This is why we’ll advocate for replacing any missing teeth without delay. Dental bridges provide a non-surgical solution to replace missing teeth, restoring the chewing function and your smile’s beauty.

We recommend fixed bridges, so you don’t remove them from your mouth. Like this, it relies on healthy teeth to exist on either side of the gap. These are called anchor teeth, and we often reinforce them with dental crowns so they can support the bridge. Your anchor teeth secure the replacement, also known as a pontic. We usually create a CEREC crown as the pontic, filling the space left behind. 

The Positive Impacts of Replacing Teeth

We share the happiness and satisfaction that our patients experience when they replace lost teeth. Instead of concealing their tooth flaws, many people find the increased confidence in their speech and their smile beyond measure. Because your smile is part of your identity, our dentists design bridges to match the colour and shape of your surrounding teeth. The results are a seamless and natural-looking smile that makes you feel proud.

A complete smile also means the ability to enjoy the full range of healthy foods. This includes fibre-rich fruits and vegetables, nuts and other crunchy foods. This promotes more significant and effective chewing, leading to improved digestion. In addition, your overall health can be vastly improved by a dental bridge from GoldCity Dental Centre.

We Are Experienced Tooth Replacement Dentists in Charter Towers

For our friends and neighbours living with the negative consequences of missing teeth, we invite you to call us to arrange a consultation. Our friendly and professional team will help you decide the best way to address both tooth damage and tooth loss so that you can achieve a comfortable and beautiful smile.