What Are the Differences Between a Temporary and Traditional Crown?

If you’re about to restore your tooth with a dental crown, then be prepared to deal with two different types of restorations. Typically, your dentist, Dr. Seth Rumley, uses a temporary dental crown as well as a traditional dental crown to fully restore your tooth. To tell you a little more about these types of crowns you’ll use during your... read more »

Dental Crown Advantages & Process

A dental crown is a tooth-shaped restoration that is placed over a tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, or appearance. A dental crown in Raleigh, North Carolina, may be recommended by Dr. Rumley, Dr. Prajapati, and Dr. Maness to: - Support a weak tooth - Restore a broken tooth - Support a dental bridge - Restore a tooth that... read more »

The Dental Problems Dental Crowns Can Fix

Dental crowns are one of the most commonly used dental restoration treatments available. They are incredibly flexible, being able to treat a large number of different dental issues, from the purely cosmetic to the structural. Here are some of the dental issues dental crowns can treat: -You need to protect a weak tooth from tooth decay or from breaking. -You... read more »

Did You Lose a Cap?

What would you do if you lost a dental crown? Would you use super glue to cement the tooth back into its proper place? Regardless of what you’ve heard, using glue on your crown is a bad idea. Still, what would you do? To help you know how to respond to a lost dental crown, we’re happy to offer you... read more »