A dental crown is a type of dental restoration that is designed to fit over a natural tooth. It is custom-made to match the shape and size of the tooth it will be placed on. Once the tooth is prepared, the crown is permanently placed to provide a protective and aesthetically pleasing cap-like covering, all while restoring functionality to the tooth.

Crowns are dental restorations that are used to restore the functionality, strength, shape, and size of a tooth that needs to be restored. Crowns are considered necessary by experts at Allan S. Thomas Dentistry in the following cases:

• Protecting a cracked tooth
• Replacing a broken or rotting tooth
• Restoring size and shape to a ground-down tooth
• Covering a dental implant
• Closing space between two teeth
• Restoring functionality to a tooth that has undergone a root canal