What are the parts of a tooth?

You notice it at night. Your child sleeping with their mouth wide open, snoring softly, waking up groggy even after a full night’s rest. Or their dentist mentioned something about tongue position. Their orthodontist flagged a tongue thrust pushing against their braces. Maybe their lips never quite seem to close

1. We numb the tooth in order to make you comfortable 2. We take an impression of the tooth as it is, this will serve as a matrix when we go to make the temporary crown 3. We shape the tooth for the crown, this involves removing between 0.5mm –

A crown is a type of indirect restoration that covers the entire above the gums surface of the tooth. Some reasons that we may recommend a crown for your tooth are: • Your tooth is broken • Your tooth has cracks in it and we suspect it might break •