Partial crowns from your dentists in Jackson Heights, NY, can save your smile.

If you have broken teeth, it’s easy to think that they can’t be repaired. The truth is, partial crowns can salvage even badly damaged teeth. If your teeth are badly chipped, cracked, worn down, or decayed, partial crowns can restore your teeth and your smile.

Dr. Alamzad and Dr. Yang of Queens Professional Dental Care provide a wide range of dental services, including partial crowns, full dental crowns, and dental bridgework in Jackson Heights, NY, to save your smile.

Partial crowns are custom made to fit into, or over the chewing surfaces of teeth. They come in two types:

An inlay, which is a partial crown that is placed into a prepared area of your tooth, but does not cover the cusps of your teeth. Inlays are an excellent option for moderately damaged teeth that don’t have cusp damage.

An onlay, which is a partial crown that is placed on top of the chewing surface of your tooth, covering the entire surface, including the cusps. Onlays are an excellent choice for moderately to severely damaged teeth that have damaged cusps.

Most partial dental crowns are made of porcelain, a beautiful material that looks just like a natural tooth structure. Porcelain can be matched closely to the shade of your tooth, so it blends right in. Porcelain is also light-reflective, just like natural enamel and it is stain-resistant so your partial crown will still look new after years of dependable wear.

For teeth with severe damage or decay, a full dental crown may be necessary. These have the advantage of covering the entire visible surface of each tooth, above the gumline. The overall coverage provided by a full crown gives you a strong chewing function and protects against breakage.

If you have lost teeth, dental bridges are an excellent option to restore full chewing ability and give you back your smile. Bridges are a combination of prosthetic teeth, known as pontics, and full crowns. The pontics are suspended over the space where you need tooth replacement and held in place by the adjacent teeth, which are crowned. The entire bridge is cemented in place as one unit.

Partial crowns, full crowns, and dental bridges in Jackson Heights, NY, all work together to give you back your smile. To learn more, call Dr. Alamzad and Dr. Yang of Queens Professional Dental Care at (718) 898-8080.