Los Angeles Dental Crown

Crowns “caps” are functional and cosmetic restorations used to improve the shape of your tooth or to strengthen a tooth.

• Ceramic crowns are most often preferred on the front teeth because they mimic the translucency of natural teeth and are very strong for that purpose.
• Porcelain crowns describes a porcelain crown with a gold substrate.  The gold substrate adds significant strength to the porcelain and they are preferred on the back teeth.  Porcelain crowns have proven outstanding durability and also provide you with a very natural looking crown and functionality.
• Gold crowns are the most durable but lack the natural aesthetics of porcelain.  Some patients prefer them on the back teeth for more durability.

Crowns are often preferred to silver amalgam fillings for the clean natural look they provide.

Crowns are fabricated in the dental laboratory, by highly skilled professionals. Your crown is constructed from a unique tooth impression, which allows a dental laboratory technician to address and examine all aspects of your bite and jaw movements.  Your crown is then sculpted just for you so that your bite and jaw movements function normally when the crown is permanently placed.

We offer ceramic, porcelain and gold crowns depending on your aesthetic and functional needs.

Bridges are multiple connected crowns that are used to replace one or more missing natural teeth.

The term “dental bridge” is often mistaken with “false teeth dentures”.  On the contrary, a dental bridge is permanent and fixed to your natural teeth just like crowns are.  They serve to replace one or several missing natural teeth.  Missing natural teeth usually lead to shifting of the surrounding teeth.  Bridges are a classic treatment that has been used for more than a century with outstanding long-tem success.  For those who are not candidates for dental implant treatments, a dental bridge may be the ideal solution.

Dr. Halim takes pride in providing his patients with unique, precision crown and bridge work.  Not only does he use top of the line dental laboratories, he also dedicates a significant amount of time to perfecting these restorations.  The creation process begins utilizing his artistic skills in his on site laboratory.  These are then, sent off to be fabricated, while Dr. Halim oversees each step of the process.

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