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Category 03

Crowns & bridges

The restorative side of dentistry explained honestly: what crowns and bridges are, when you genuinely need them, the materials, the procedure, and how to care for them.

What is a dental crown, and when do you need one?

What a crown is, when it is the right answer, when it may be too much, and what to ask your dentist.

Dental bridges explained: filling the gap

What a bridge is, the types, when it makes sense, its main drawback, and how it compares with an implant.

Crown materials compared: zirconia, porcelain and metal

The strengths, looks and durability of each material, and how to choose the right one for your tooth.

Root canal and crown: why they often go together

How a root canal leaves a tooth brittle, why a crown protects it, when it is needed, and what to ask.

The crown procedure: what to expect step by step

Assessment, preparing the tooth, the impression, temporary and final crown, whether it hurts, and aftercare.

Caring for crowns and bridges: making them last

Cleaning around a crown, cleaning under a bridge, habits that protect them, and signs to act on.

My crown fell out: what to do

The calm steps to take straight away, what never to do, how it is fixed, and why crowns come loose.

Inlays and onlays: the middle ground between filling and crown

The conservative option between a filling and a crown, when it is right, and how it compares.