Have you ever noticed how some people never show a genuine smile? Even in a family picture, they stay tight-lipped. Even if they’re laughing at the funniest joke ever, they cover their mouths. At Jurich Dental Family, Cosmetic, and Sedation Dentistry in San Antonio and Shavano Park CA, we can improve any smile with the …
Dental crowns are an important restoration commonly used in dentistry to protect or repair a tooth. Making them used to take weeks or months, but CEREC crowns from William J. Stewart Jr. DDS in San Antonio have sped the process up. A crown is placed over the top of a tooth that has been damaged …
You can’t buy implants at Costco. You can’t compare relative prices on Amazon. The rates aren’t listed on your dentist’s website. There is a reason for this. A tooth implant procedure isn’t one-size-fits-all. The price of a tooth implant depends on many factors. First, let’s define what we are talking about. A dental implant is …
At William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, we perform many tooth restorations for urgent care patients. We’ve been restoring teeth since 1981 for our valued patients. We fill cavities. We repair broken teeth. We place dental implants after a tooth extraction. Regardless of the extent of the tooth damage—or if the …
We treat all of our patients like royalty here at William J. Stewart Jr. DDS Advanced Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, but some of them receive actual crowns. We’re not talking about crowns a king or queen wears, but dental crowns in San Antonio for your teeth! If you live near San Antonio, William J. Stewart …
There is more than one way to fix a tooth. If you are the lucky owner of perfect teeth, you may never need any of these procedures. But, if you are like a lot of our San Antonio patients, you may need to restore a tooth eventually. This post looks at restorative dentistry procedures that …
When Dr. William Stewart crowns one of our patients, the coronation is a celebration of a stronger smile. The necessity of a dental crown is usually readily apparent. Based on how much tooth is available to hold in a filling, sometimes a crown is needed to add more support and to keep the tooth from …
San Antonio endodontists, oral surgeons, and general dentists use dental crowns (sometimes called caps) in many restorative treatments. A crown adds strength to a tooth that has a large filling or has been injured, a crown can correct bite misalignments, and a crown is usually necessary after a root canal. In a dental implant procedure, attaching the crown to the abutment is the final step.
Dental crowns have been used in dentistry for over 2000 years. There is evidence that the Etruscans experimented with crowns on teeth using ivory and bone as early as 700 B.C. By 200 A.D., they began using gold crowns to construct artificial teeth. Ancient Egyptians fashioned tooth replacements out of seashells and then hammered them …
Dental crowns have been around a long time, but they continue to play an important role in San Antonio cosmetic dentistry. A dental crown, often called a cap, covers the visible part of the tooth.