Can a Cracked Dental Crown be Repaired?
Are your teeth as healthy and as white and vibrant as you would like? If not, then don’t let it get you down, instead, do something about it.
Dental treatments and procedures have come on leaps and bounds over the last decade or so, with dental crown treatment in particular, proving very effective.
Dental crowns can help to protect the teeth and improve the look and feel of them when fillings and other alternative treatments just aren’t enough. Made from a vast array of different materials, dental crowns are built to last, though that doesn’t mean that they’re indestructible.
Dental crowns are prone to chipping and cracking, and if you have a dental crown which is cracked, you might be asking "can a cracked dental crown be repaired?". Well, that’s what we intend to find out.
In this article, we'll take a detailed look at whether a cracked dental crown can be repaired and at what to do if you have a chipped or broken crown.
What are dental crowns?
Your teeth can become damaged for a whole host of reasons. If your teeth are damaged and you’re unhappy with how they look, your dentist could fit dental crowns to them.
Dental crowns are basically specially designed caps which sit on top of damaged teeth. These caps are designed to resemble a tooth and basically fit over the top of your teeth, like a tooth-shaped hat for the teeth.
Dental crowns come in a variety of different materials and are cemented in place over the tooth to ensure that they remain sturdy and that they don’t go anywhere.
Dental crowns can be made from resin, metal, ceramic or porcelain, or they can be made from porcelain fused onto metal. Needless to say, though sturdy, these materials are not indestructible and they can become broken or damaged.
How serious is a cracked crown?
Okay, a cracked crown isn’t considered a dental emergency, and it likely won’t cause you any pain or discomfort, but that doesn’t mean that should be ignored.
You might be wondering what to do if you have a chipped or broken crown, but worry not, because we’ll be getting to that next. A chipped, cracked, or broken crown may not be serious, but it should not be ignored either.
What to do if you have a chipped or broken crown?
Dental crowns can be chipped or cracked for many reasons, just like teeth can. Just like with chipped or cracked teeth, you should speak to your dentist if you have broken or chipped dental crowns.
Don’t put it off, visit your dentist as soon as possible and they will be able to advise on whether the crown can be repaired or whether it should be replaced.
Can a cracked dental crown be repaired?
So, you’ve cracked your dental crown but now you want to know whether it can be repaired or whether you’re going to have new caps fitted. Well, to answer the question of whether a dental crown can be repaired, the answer is yes. But it all depends on the extend of the damage.
Small cracks and chips in dental crowns can usually be repaired by simply using a composite resin to bond the crown. If the damage is too severe however, your crown/crowns will need to be replaced unfortunately.
How much does it cost to fix a broken crown?
Answering this question is like answering the question of how long a piece of string is. When determining how much it costs to repair a broken dental crown, it will depend on things such as: what the crown was made from, how much damage it sustained, whether other crowns need repairing, and much more besides.
To give you a very, very rough idea however, you can expect to pay anything from $300 per crown, up to $3000.
Final thoughts
In this article we’ve looked at what to do if you have a chipped or broken crown, and we’ve looked at what to expect. If your crowns are damaged and you’re worried they need repairing or replacing, don’t put it off any longer, contact the friendly team at Nedlands Dental on 6389 2711 or book an appointment today for a consultation.
