Dental crowns are carefully created in professional dental laboratories from materials such as gold alloy, base metals, and dental grade porcelain. This is intended to give them the strength to rival natural tooth enamel, and this restores the basic function of the previously compromised tooth. Yet it’s still possible for a dental crown to be chipped or fractured from something... read more »

Dr. Jeffrey Lowry may recommend a dental bridge in Riverside, California, to restore a missing tooth. A dental bridge is made of a replacement tooth with a crown attached to each side. The crowns are placed on the teeth on either side of the gap to support the dental bridge. Restoring a missing tooth with a bridge can make it... read more »