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Dental Crowns Offer Sturdy Protection For Damaged Teeth

A dental crown is a cap that covers a damaged tooth completely above your gum line. When decay or physical trauma removes a significant amount of your tooth’s healthy structure, a filling may not restore your tooth’s original strength. To take the full pressure of your bite and restore its alignment, we can fashion a dental crown that takes the original shape of your healthy tooth. Caps are also used in combination with dental implants to restore missing teeth and at the end of root canal therapy after removing infections.

While mainly a restorative therapy, Dr. Hopkins also sometimes recommend dental crowns for cosmetic purposes when teeth are misshapen, severely discolored, or when designing smile makeovers.

What Are The Benefits Of A Dental Crown?

Your dental cap provides valuable functional and cosmetic benefits while preserving the healthy structure of your tooth below. A crown can cover exposed nerves when a damaged tooth becomes severely injured, relieving your pain. By returning your bite’s alignment, your crown takes the pressure off nearby teeth to prevent accelerated wear and tear. Because teeth with lost enamel are more prone to developing cavities, dental crowns help stop and prevent tooth decay.

Designing Your Custom Dental Crown

At Advanced Dental Center, we select from a variety of materials to help meet your goals and budget. For less visible teeth at the back of your mouth, we may choose metal or porcelain fused to metal to withstand greater bite force. For more visible anterior teeth, we may select a traditional porcelain or zirconia material that best mimics your tooth’s shape, size, and color.

Before placing your crown, we will prepare the tooth by shaping its sides and surfaces so that the restoration comfortably fits. We then take an impression to send to a local lab that will fabricate your new cap. At a follow-up appointment, we will perform any necessary adjustments, and then bond the restoration to your tooth using a strong adhesive.

How Much Does a Dental Crown Cost in Plano, TX?

The cost of a dental crown depends partly on the material, and we choose from several to fit your goals and budget. For back teeth that take the most bite force, we may use metal or porcelain fused to metal. For front teeth that show when you smile, we may use porcelain or zirconia to match the shape, size and color of the tooth beside it.

Your impression goes to a local lab that makes the crown, and at a follow-up visit our team makes any adjustments before bonding it in place. We accept most dental insurance providers, and our team will work with you to navigate your plan. If you would rather pay over time, CareCredit has short-term 0% interest plans and low-interest extended plans, and Proceed Finance has fixed-rate loans you can pre-qualify for without affecting your credit score. Both are on our insurance and financing page.

Have a damaged tooth you are not sure about? Schedule a visit with Dr. Christine Hopkins or call (972) 781-0209.

Our Patients Say it Best

    
 
 
         
   Aleka Harvey 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Wonderful appointment! Both Elizabeth and Dr. Hopkins were great. Very personable. Will definitely be back.
  
 
        
   Jason Shepard 
 
 
 
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   Jesse Hinojosa 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Dr. Hopkins and staff treat you like family. Their office atmosphere is very calming and gives you a great first impression. I've been with them now for over 16 years. Dr. Hopkins and her dental hygienist Elizabeth are incredible! They always treat me as their #1 priority. Dr. Hopkins always makes it a point to see how you’re doing, double checks your teeth and takes time to answer any questions. Would highly recommend advanced dental care!

Today 6/1/26 I got a filling and a crown. I’ve know Dr. Hopkins for a long time now and I was totally confident that everything would go well from start to finish and it did! I even walked away laughing because of a funny conversation we had. She’s so nice and has a calm personality. Her office team works so well together and is definitely a wonderful extension of Dr. Hopkins, making her practice top notch.
  
 
        
   Y. L. G. 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I have been a patient with Dr. Hopkins for twenty years.
I've had several implants done by Dr. Hopkins and her team.
Now it feels just like the natural teeth. Excellent work.
  
 
        
   S K 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I trust Dr. Hopkins with my teeth. Her whole team is great!
  
 
        
   Rosemarie Mcfarlane 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I am very grateful to Dr. Hopkins and her staff . They were able to see me very quickly and help me with a complex dental problem.
  
 
        
   MARTIN SLOAN 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. In my 72 years I have been treated by a multitude of dentists. Dr Hopkins of Advanced Dental Care in Plano is superb. She sets the new bar for quality dental care. Her expertise and professionalism, her clarity in explaining everything and her friendly engaging demeanor set her apart from the rest. She has my wholehearted recommendation.
Dr. Martin Sloan