Benefits of Crowns & Bridges
At our two student run dental clinics in Cairns and Townsville, we provide crowns and bridges for missing teeth so you can feel confident again in your smile again.
Crowns and bridges are two of the most convenient ways to fix a missing tooth space in your smile. Besides covering missing teeth, there are many other reasons why you might need a dental crown or bridge including to:
Protect a weak tooth from breaking or decaying
Cover a tooth that has been damaged
Support a tooth with a large filling when there isn't much tooth left
Hold together parts of a cracked tooth
Make a cosmetic change to the shape, size, or colour of your teeth
Crown Or Bridge?
At JCU Dental, our dental team will give you a crown or bridge depending on your individual circumstances. Both have their benefits:
Crowns: A crown is a cover that dentists put over a tooth to restore size, shape, strength, function and appearance. They can be made from ceramics, metal alloys, porcelain or composite metals and are often coloured to match the natural colour of your teeth. Crowns are perfect for cavities that are too big for fillings, cracked teeth and root canal treatments.
Bridges: A bridge is a false tooth called a pontic that is connected by two or more dental crowns on either side of the gap in your smile. Like the name suggests, the pontic acts as a bridge to connect the empty space between your real teeth. There are four types of bridges—traditional, cantilever, maryland and implant-supported.
Book an appointment today
For all enquires, get in touch with our team today. Call
1800 050 763
for our Cairns clinic and
1800 028 998
for Townsville.
