If you have one or more teeth that have seriously been damaged by tooth decay, there is a good chance that a dental professional will recommend that you go ahead and consider getting dental caps. St. Leo residents do not have to be scared of this process, as it is not as serious as some dental procedures are made out to be as they are shown on television and in other forms of media.
All processes for getting a dental cap are going to be different from patient to patient, or from dentist to dentist, but overall the type of work that needs to be done in order to install a new dental crown is going to be relatively the same.
It is understandable that someone who needs to get dental caps done will feel more comfortable with it if they knew exactly how the process will go for them, and today we will go into a little bit of detail of how a dental cap procedure is performed by a dental professional.
Assessing the Extent of a Cavity and Tooth Decay
Not all cavities or tooth decay needs to be addressed by having a dental cap placed over the trouble tooth. If a cavity or tooth decay is caught early, a patient may not need to go through the process of getting dental caps. St. Leo residents should know that the first part of the dental cap process is having tooth decay assessed by a dental professional.
Once a dental professional knows the extent of decay on one of their patients, they can begin the process of preparing a tooth for a new dental crown.
Having a tooth assessed for a dental crown may be a separate appointment to a dentist for some patients, but this is highly dependent on the dental practitioner and the workload during a particular day.
Using Teeth Molds to Create a Dental Cap
Dental caps are not something that is one size fits all. A dental crown is going to be unique for patient to patient because it involves having a mold made from a tooth to ensure a dental crown is going to not cause any spacing or grinding issues with other teeth.
This mold of a tooth will first be turned into a temporary dental crown. St. Leo residents should be made aware that a person will not get their final dental cap until the mold and impressions are taken at a dental lab. A temporary cap is necessary because it helps protect a tooth once it has been filed down and prepped and waiting for a new permanent crown.
Once the permanent crown is created, a dental professional will have to cement the crown to the filed down tooth that has been affected by tooth decay, and this is something that will take another visit in order to finalize.