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For your
own beautiful smile
- La Jolla and San Diego
Crowns & Bridges
Call: 858-459-6224
"The implants I received from Dr. D'Angelo look and
feel so real that I don't notice them - except when
I flash my bright new smile." ~ B.T.
"I was amazed that the dental implant process that
I imagined to be so difficult was simple and painless
for me - and the results are truly stunning." ~ K.S.
Dr. D'Angelo - voted "Best Dentist" in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 by
readers of the La Jolla Light
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1111 Torrey Pines Rd.
La Jolla, CA
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Porcelain Crowns
A porcelain crown is used to completely cover a weakened, damaged or cracked tooth above the gum line and protect it.
Colored and shaped to match your own teeth, crowns can look and feel almost exactly like a natural tooth.
The process:
Soft, moldable material is used to make a precise “impression” of the tooth to be crowned and nearby teeth.
A dental technician uses the impression to make the crown the exact height needed.
A temporary crown made of plastic or metal is put over the tooth until the crown is made.
When the porcelain crown is fitted, small adjustments are made to ensure you retain your natural bite.
Depending on the strength of the tooth underneath, with good dental hygiene a crown can last for many years.
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Bridges
Dental bridges are appliances used to replace one or more missing teeth.
A bridge is made out of three pieces that fit into the open space between teeth, "bridging" the gap. Most bridges are made of a pontic tooth (or false tooth), held together by two crowns (a "cap" that covers the tooth, approximating its normal size and shape).
This combination is then attached (cemented) to the abutment teeth (the surrounding teeth on each side of the gap).
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