Southern Smiles of Eastern North Carolina provides same-day crowns for patients in Greenville, NC. Our dentists can design, fabricate, and install a same-day crown in the space of a single appointment! If you have a compromised tooth and limited time to come to the dentist, a same-day crown could be the solution for you.

Dental crowns

Dental crowns help replace teeth that have been compromised by decay or trauma like a crack or chip. First, any decay is drilled away from the tooth. Then, the remaining natural tooth is sculpted down to make room for the crown and the crown is cemented into place, covering it completely and replacing the tooth. Crowns are made from porcelain or ceramic material and are designed to be as strong as and look like your natural teeth. Instead of a gap in your smile, you could have a beautiful tooth replacement in just one appointment.

Getting a same-day crown

Typically it can take up to two weeks for a custom restoration to be manufactured in a dental lab. Molds need to be taken of your mouth and newly prepared teeth to ensure a perfect fit, and then the restoration is made off-site. You wear a temporary tooth cap during this time and the crown is placed at a later appointment. With our technology, we can produce the same quality restoration in our Greenville, NC office in one day.

The digital imaging technology used ensures precise measurement of your teeth on the spot. You don't need to have molds taken, and you won't need to wear a temporary crown. They can often be uncomfortable since they are not custom-made for you, but same-day crowns skip this step. The custom restoration is milled in our office using the precise measurements and cemented into place the same day.

The dentists of Southern Smiles of Eastern North Carolina take pride in restoring smiles with same-day crowns. If you want to replace your tooth in a single day, contact us for an appointment in Greenville, NC, at (252) 752-7880.