Crowns

Crowns cover the whole tooth and protect it from the everyday forces of biting and chewing — especially useful for a tooth that's broken down or heavily filled. As people keep their teeth for longer, more are showing wear-related cracks and crazing that benefit from a crown or onlay.

Traditionally gold, or porcelain bonded to gold. Today's advanced, metal-free porcelains let light pass through much as it would through a natural tooth, giving a more lifelike result.

A crown wraps around the whole tooth, like a Russian hat covering the head and ears. An onlay sits on top and bonds to the tooth, more like a baseball cap. We'll recommend whichever suits the damage based on your X-rays and examination.