We get this question asked a lot. More than likely, yes. There are times where we have no choice but to resort to both options. If teeth are so misaligned we must first move them gently into position before veneering them. Only with careful analysis of tooth proportions and jaw dimensions are we able to determine that for certain. We have been able to help so many people who had absolutely refused braces without compromising the end result. Braces are not for everyone either. For various reasons sometimes braces would not even be the right choice to make a smile beautiful.

A cap or crown - they’re the same thing and simply refer to complete coverage of the tooth. Caps/crowns are generally necessary when teeth have gotten weak from previous large fillings to protect them from fracturing or teeth that have fractured and now they need support. Crowns are also placed on top of implants or on teeth that have had root canal treatment.

Certainly! Sometimes the solution may be as simple as recontouring and reshaping the teeth which can be done very quickly. Other times braces may be required to correct things, these could be traditional fixed braces, lingual appliances or even Invisalign. Cases of buck teeth may also be corrected with porcelain veneers/crowns and in some instances we may to do a combination of repositioning of teeth (with brace work) and then placing some veneers. As each situation is unique, we’ll have a better idea of the answer for you after a consultation. Call or email us to arrange this today!

Root Canal Treatment needs access to the nerve inside the tooth. This means drilling into the tooth, if there is a crown on we can more often than not  just drill through it in the same way we would with a natural tooth.

There are times when a crown/bridge may need to be removed, this is usually if theyve been placed onto teeth were they mask the orientation of the tooth beneath and make accessing the nerve very difficult to find. Your dentist or endodontist would advise you before they removed anything.

Of course! This is quite a common complaint. Crowns can be made of several materials. One option, is to have metal inside and the porcelain ontop of this. Sometimes, this can become visible and hence you see a black line at the margin of the crown.

Here at Buckle & McGrath, a great deal of the time we will use crowns that do not have any metal inside, which will avoid the problem occuring at all. If, there is a need for metal, our crowns will be made in a way that conceals the metal and still avoids anything becoming noticable in the margin region.

To remove the pink acrylic that was replacing some missing gum, gum treatment was performed to match the gum level of the left front tooth to the right. A bridge was being used to replace a missing front tooth, this was replaced with an implant and some veneers and crowns were then placed.