Dental Crowns, Orono ME

College Avenue Dental Associates

Call us today at ☎ College Avenue Dental Associates Phone Number 207-866-5591 with questions or to make an appointment.

Most dentistry looks like dentistry. Our goal is to provide dentistry that is undetectable. We replace existing crowns and fillings with restorations that look and feel like your natural teeth.

Where damage to a person’s teeth is extreme, and apparently beyond repair, we can use porcelain or porcelain “pasted on gold” crowns to make the smile appear “as new”. This is an extremely reliable technique for repairing the most severe of dental problems, even permanently replacing missing teeth to offer a complete smile and a functional bite. We are renowned for the quality of our work and the fantastic changes we make for people using this technology. These treatments are used for a long-lasting correction of major dental problems. 

How long does it take to fit a dental crown?

Our office has the advanced capability of providing a permanent crown in as little as 1-2 hours. Through the use of Cerec we are able to design and make a crown specifically for your in just one visit. In traditional offices this is a two visit process with a couple weeks in between. We are able to prepare, scan, design and make your crown from the comfort of our office and we can control the quality of the restoration from start to finish. We know the value of your time and want to get it done in as short of time as possible. This also results in less chair time being used and we are able to pass these savings on to the patient.

Key Benefits of Dental Crowns

  • Replaces missing teeth
  • Offers support to misshapen teeth or badly broken teeth
  • Looks completely natural
  • Fixes “smile” and functional chewing problems

What are the capabilities of crowns?

Crown and bridgework is a very reliable solution for major dental problems caused through accidents, diseases or wear and tear. Major problems can usually be corrected using these techniques. Material used in these repairs is usually high-grade porcelain. This offers high strength and superior esthetics compared to some materials used. Where accidental damage has occurred, resulting in lost teeth, or where teeth have broken away through excessive wear, or as the result of old fillings breaking, crowns and/or bridges can be used as a long-term solution.

Many people have unexplained pain from filled back teeth, which is usually due to hairline cracks in the chewing part of the tooth. Placing crowns on these teeth relieves the pain and allows a return of full dental function for these teeth. In front teeth, older fillings can both weaken the teeth and cause “appearance” problems due to staining or chipping. Porcelain crowns and bridges are suitable in cases where porcelain veneers are not. In teeth with root canal fillings, crowns can prevent breakage.