Procedure Description:

It typically takes two separate appointments for a dentist to make a dental crown for a tooth.

I) The initial dental crown appointment

1. Before the process of making your dental crown is begun your dentist will anesthetize your tooth and the gum tissue which lies around it.
2. Your dentist will shape your tooth.
3. Your dentist will make an impression of your tooth.
4. Once your tooth has been shaped appropriately your dentist will need to make a copy of it (termed taking an impression).
5. Your dentist will select the proper shade of porcelain needed for your dental crown.

II) Your second dental crown appointment

Before your dentist can cement your new dental crown into place they will first need to evaluate the way it fits on your tooth. Once you and your dentist both agree that all seems right with your new crown it can be cemented.