Crowns & Bridges Tarzana, CA
The goal of dentistry is to provide treatments that keep your teeth healthy for a lifetime, and we are getting closer every day. Thanks to the rapidly-evolving nature of dentistry, adults today can keep their teeth longer than ever before.
Of course, life doesn’t always go exactly to plan. Evidence of the daily wear our teeth are exposed to starts to show up in the form of cracked, broken, decayed, and missing teeth—all of which minimizes your ability to chew comfortably and smile confidently.
At the Tarzana dental office of Dr. Nargiz Zadeh, we know there's hope for every smile. Using dental crowns, bridges, inlays, and onlays, we focus on solutions that restore the health, beauty, and function of your smile.
Solutions for Broken and Missing Teeth
When planning treatment for broken and missing teeth, Dr. Zadeh considers all your health and wellness needs. Smile aesthetics are important, as is protecting your long-term oral health. But you can’t underestimate how teeth that function well and look healthy contribute to your quality of life.
If broken teeth make it difficult to chew comfortably, you may forego nutritious foods like fresh, crunchy vegetables that support excellent oral health. Missing teeth put demands on healthy remaining teeth that can cause excessive dental wear, fractures, and breakage.
Dental crowns and bridges restore comfortable chewing function, and most importantly, lets you confidently share your smile again.
Dental Crowns Protect Teeth
Also called “caps,” porcelain crowns are tooth-shaped shells of high-grade ceramic that fit over an entire tooth down to the gumline. The cap provides strength and protection by creating a durable new tooth surface that absorbs chewing forces.
Dr. Zadeh recommends dental crowns when:
- A cavity is too large to repair with a filling.
- A tooth already has multiple fillings.
- Broken or cracked teeth require additional support.
- A dental bridge requires the support of adjacent teeth.
Our Tarzana dentist would also recommend a crown to restore function and appearance to a dental implant and protect a tooth after root canal therapy.
Dr. Zadeh designs crowns using high-quality materials like all-porcelain, gold, and porcelain fused to metal. With her eye for symmetry and meticulous attention to detail—she carefully designs your new crown, and a custom dental lab fabricates the final restoration to our specifications.
Dental Inlays and Onlays
When a filling isn't sufficient to protect a tooth, but a crown is too much, our Tarzana dentist might recommend a dental inlay or onlay. Both are conservative alternatives to crowns because there's no need to alter the tooth's structure.
An inlay is an alternative to a direct tooth filling and protects a tooth where decay affects its upper surface.
A dental onlay is used when damage or decay extends to the cusps of a tooth.
Both inlays and onlays are similar to crowns and bridges because they are made by an outside dental lab.
Dental Bridges
Dental bridges replace one or two missing teeth in the same spot in your mouth. A bridge is a three-piece unit; a pontic or artificial tooth sits in the open space and a dental crown on either side to anchor it in place.
A bridge requires strong, healthy anchor teeth on either side of the gap to support the crowns. If they aren't, Dr. Zadeh will explain our other tooth replacements, like a partial denture or dental implant.
Please Call to Schedule an Appointment
Dr. Zadeh is pleased to provide high-quality dentistry to patients in Tarzana and the surrounding communities of Northridge, Woodland Hills, Encino, and beyond.
If you think you need a dental crown or bridge, please call (818) 456-0039 so we can schedule an appointment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Our Tarzana dentist commonly recommends dental crowns to support, protect, and strengthen teeth that are broken, cracked, or have extensive decay. Sometimes referred to as “caps,” crowns are tooth-shaped shells of ceramic that cover and protect an entire tooth.
The general rule is that a dental crown is indicated if the damage affects more than 50 percent of the tooth structure. If you have a root canal on a tooth that absorbs a lot of chewing force, Dr. Zadeh would also recommend a crown to strengthen and protect it.
We also use crowns to support a dental bridge and to restore appearance and function to a dental implant.
The Process for Getting a Dental Crown
The process for getting a crown requires two appointments spaced about 2-3 weeks apart. During the first, Dr. Zadeh prepares the damaged tooth by altering its shape. Removing some tooth enamel allows for the bulk of the crown so that it sits flush against your gum line.
Next, we take impressions to create a mold of your teeth and choose the perfect shade of white to match your smile. We then send your case to a custom dental lab, where trained technicians meticulously fabricate your crown.
When your final crown comes back from the lab, we will ask you to return to our Tarzana dental office so Dr. Zadeh can adjust it for your dental bite, polish it, and cement it securely in place.
Do You Need a Dental Crown in Tarzana?
If you have a broken, cracked, or severely decayed tooth and think you need a dental crown, please call us to schedule an appointment with Dr. Zadeh.
You can eat everything you normally would.
A root canal is only needed if the tooth nerve starts to die. It is not always needed when the tooth has a crown placed on it. In most cases, we do our best to avoid doing a root canal on the tooth unless there is no other option.
A dental bridge is an excellent way to replace a missing tooth, especially if the two teeth next to the empty space have large fillings on them or if you are not a candidate to have an implant.
A bridge can be done anywhere where there are two or more teeth next to an empty space. Therefore, a bridge cannot be done to replace the last tooth in the mouth. We take extra care to evaluate whether the teeth supporting the bridge are strong enough to hold it without eventually breaking. For example, teeth with small roots or root canals can sometimes be too weak to support a bridge for a long time.
Meet Our Doctor:
Dr. Nargiz I. Zadeh
Dr. Nargiz Zadeh attended the A. T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, where she received her Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree and a certificate in public health. Following graduation, she completed a residency program in Advanced Education in General Dentistry through NYU Lutheran, where she provided complex restorative care, including orthodontics, dental implants, and root canal therapy to the Navajo population at the Winslow Indian Health Center. Dr. Zadeh then completed the UCLA Aesthetic Continuum Education Program, where she advanced her knowledge of restoring teeth ...
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