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PORCELAIN CROWNS & BRIDGES

You have probably noticed someone with a dark black line around the gumline of a crown on a front tooth. You may have wondered why something wasn’t done to create a better look. Today, there is a terrific solution to this problem; it is the All-Porcelain crown. No metal means the dark line at the gumline can be eliminated in almost every case, and it allows the crown to be just as translucent as a natural tooth. You can also now have bridges made that have no metal as well.  We are using our CEREC technology in most of these cases and we can replace that old discolored crown in a matter of hours, not weeks.