Assessing Older Crowns
What Is Actually Happening Underneath
A crown can look fine while decay works under the margin. We check the tooth beneath before recommending anything, rather than replacing crowns on appearance alone.
Bullard, TX · Bridges & Crowns
Dental Bridges & Crowns for Bullard, TX
A lot of Bullard and Emerald Bay patients arrive with crowns from decades ago and a question about whether they are still doing their job. Our Tyler office on Rice Road is about 20 minutes north on US-69, and a comprehensive exam is where that conversation starts.
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On-Site Tyler Lab
Shorter Temporaries, Faster Fixes
Crowns are made in Suite 100 on Rice Road, so the wait between prep and seat is shorter and adjustments happen during the visit.
Cosmetic Judgment
Front Teeth Handled by Cosmetic Experience
Dr. Hampton and Dr. Coker both bring long cosmetic careers to front-tooth restorations, which matters when a crown has to blend with the teeth around it.
Sedation Available
Comfortable for Larger Rebuilds
When several crowns are being replaced at once, IV sedation from our in-house CRNA makes the appointment easy for Bullard patients.
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About Crowns and Bridges for Bullard Patients
Crowns placed twenty or thirty years ago were often made with a metal core under the porcelain. As gums recede, that core shows as a dark line at the gumline, and the cement seal at the margin can break down and let decay in underneath. Neither problem is visible to you until it is advanced, which is why we look carefully at older crowns for Bullard and Emerald Bay patients rather than assuming they are fine.
When a replacement is warranted, the modern versions are all-ceramic or zirconia with no metal to show through. Our Tyler office on Rice Road, about 20 minutes north on US-69, makes them in Suite 100, so the temporary phase is short and any adjustment at the seat appointment happens immediately.
New crown work follows the usual reasons: a cracked tooth, a filling that has outgrown the tooth, or a root canal that needs covering. And when a tooth is already gone, we compare a bridge against an implant honestly, including what preparing the neighboring teeth would mean, with both costs in writing before you decide.
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FAQs
Common questions from Bullard patients
About 20 minutes north on US-69 to Suite 100, where crowns and bridges are made on-site.
Not necessarily. Pain is a late sign. We check the margin and the tooth underneath, and if both are sound we leave it alone and monitor it rather than replacing a crown that is still working.
Older crowns typically have a metal core under the porcelain, and as the gum recedes that metal becomes visible. All-ceramic and zirconia replacements have no metal, so the line does not return.
That is the aim, and it is why front-tooth cases get the attention of doctors with cosmetic experience. Having the lab in the building also lets the shade be checked against your own teeth in person.
Yes, and IV sedation makes a longer appointment comfortable. For Bullard patients it also means fewer separate trips.
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Texas Sedation Dental & Implant Center, Tyler
1520 Rice Rd, Suite 100Tyler, TX 75703 (903) 231-6490
Office Hours
- Mon–Thu
- 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
Serving crown and bridge patients from Bullard and the Lake Palestine area, including Emerald Bay, Flint, and Whitehouse, at our Tyler office on Rice Road.
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