About Crowns and Bridges in Tyler
A dental crown is a custom-fit cap that covers a tooth that has been cracked, heavily decayed, root-canal treated, or worn down by grinding. A bridge replaces one or more missing teeth by suspending a false tooth, called a pontic, between crowns on the adjacent natural teeth or on dental implants. Both are color-matched to blend with your existing teeth and built to last ten to fifteen years or longer when cared for properly.
At our Tyler office at Suite 100 on Rice Road, restorations are planned with 3D digital scans and milled or layered in zirconia or porcelain depending on the tooth. Monolithic zirconia goes on the back molars where bite force matters most. Layered porcelain goes on the front teeth where blending into the smile matters most. Tyler patients commuting in from Whitehouse, Bullard, Lindale, Flint, and Chapel Hill consistently tell us the digital workflow is what made the appointment easier than they expected.
Your first step is a Tyler consultation where we examine the tooth, take a 3D scan, and walk through whether a crown, a traditional bridge, or an implant-supported bridge is the better fit. We provide a written estimate, verify benefits with your insurance, and schedule the prep visit on a day that works for your commute. For larger cases involving multiple crowns or anxious patients, we schedule on a day our CRNA is at the Rice Road office so we can sedate.
Also serving nearby: Whitehouse, Bullard, Flint, Lindale, Jacksonville, Chandler, Lufkin, Palestine