CROWNS, BRIDGES, INLAYS AND VENEERS are done to try to save teeth which would otherwise require extraction, or to change the size, color, and shape of teeth, or to replace missing teeth.
There are alternatives to crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays and veneers. These include waiting for more pronounced symptoms to develop, tooth extraction, temporary restorations, implants, bonding, or no treatment at all.
The risks involved in these alternative choices may include discomfort, root canal infection, loss of teeth, and fractures of teeth.
Post-treatment problems have a small chance of occurring, but if they do occur, might include one or more of the following risks:
CROWNS, BRIDGES, INLAYS AND VENEERS are done to try to save teeth which would otherwise require extraction, or to change the size, color, and shape of teeth, or to replace missing teeth.
There are alternatives to crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays and veneers. These include waiting for more pronounced symptoms to develop, tooth extraction, temporary restorations, implants, bonding, or no treatment at all.
The risks involved in these alternative choices may include discomfort, root canal infection, loss of teeth, and fractures of teeth.
Post-treatment problems have a small chance of occurring, but if they do occur, might include one or more of the following risks: