Discover durable, custom crowns that protect and enhance your natural teeth, offering a reliable solution for damaged or weakened teeth.
A damaged tooth can change more than just how your smile looks. It can affect how you eat, how you speak, and how you feel about yourself every single day. Whether decay, trauma, or years of wear have compromised your tooth’s structure, porcelain crowns offer a solution that looks, feels, and functions like your natural teeth.
At Ocean Breeze Prosthodontics, Dr. Nicholas Goetz and the team provide trusted porcelain crowns in Delray Beach for patients seeking durable, esthetically pleasing dental restorations. As one of only 150 maxillofacial prosthodontists in the United States, Dr. Goetz brings advanced training and precision craftsmanship to every crown placement, ensuring results that blend seamlessly with your existing teeth.
Porcelain crowns are custom-made caps that cover the entire visible portion of a damaged or weakened tooth. Unlike metal crowns, porcelain crowns mimic the translucency and color variations of natural tooth enamel, making them an ideal choice for teeth that show when you smile or speak.
These restorations serve multiple purposes in cosmetic dentistry. They protect teeth that have undergone root canal treatment, restore teeth with large cavities where fillings alone cannot provide adequate support, and strengthen teeth that have cracked or chipped. Crowns can strengthen teeth with large cavities when there is not enough healthy tooth structure remaining to support a filling.
Porcelain crowns stand apart from metal or porcelain-fused-to-metal options in several meaningful ways. The material reflects light similarly to natural enamel, creating a restoration that appears lifelike even under close inspection. For patients with metal sensitivities or those who prefer metal-free dentistry, all-ceramic porcelain crowns provide a biocompatible alternative that eliminates concerns about dark lines appearing at the gum line over time.
Specialized prosthodontic treatments to restore function and beauty with financing options for complex dental care.
Selecting porcelain crowns from a qualified dental professional means investing in restorations designed to last. The advantages patients experience when they choose this treatment option include the following:
The color, shape, and texture match surrounding teeth for a seamless smile.
With proper care, porcelain crowns can last 10 to 15 years or longer.
Porcelain resists discoloration from coffee, tea, and other staining substances better than natural enamel.
Custom fabrication ensures a precise fit that feels natural when biting and chewing.
Crowns protect remaining tooth structure from further damage.
When you work with a maxillofacial prosthodontist like Dr. Goetz, you benefit from advanced training in complex dental reconstructions. This background allows for precise planning and execution, particularly for patients who need crowns as part of a larger full mouth reconstruction or smile makeover.
Understanding what to expect during crown placement helps patients feel comfortable and prepared. The process typically involves two visits to our Delray Beach office, though each patient’s timeline may vary based on individual circumstances.
During the first appointment, Dr. Goetz examines the affected tooth and surrounding structures. Digital imaging, including CBCT scanning technology, provides detailed views of tooth roots and bone structure to ensure comprehensive treatment planning. The tooth receiving the crown is then shaped to accommodate the restoration, and impressions are taken to guide the creation of your custom crown.
A temporary crown protects your prepared tooth while the dental laboratory crafts your permanent restoration. Skilled ceramists create each porcelain crown to match the exact shade, shape, and contours specified by Dr. Goetz. At your second visit, the temporary crown is removed, and your new porcelain crown is carefully fitted, adjusted, and permanently bonded into place.
Finding the right dental team for your crown restoration matters. Dr. Nicholas Goetz completed his undergraduate degree, dental school education, master’s degree, and dental specialty residency at the University of Florida before pursuing a Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Fellowship at UCLA. This extensive training equips the Ocean Breeze team to handle everything from straightforward single-tooth restorations to complex cases involving multiple teeth or previous dental work that requires revision.
The practice embraces advanced digital dentistry tools, including intraoral scanners and dental CT scans, to enhance precision at every stage of treatment. Patients throughout South Florida, including those from Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Highland Beach, and Ocean Ridge, trust Ocean Breeze Prosthodontics for restorative and esthetic dental care.
Your smile deserves attention from a team that combines technical precision with genuine care for your comfort and results. At Ocean Breeze Prosthodontics, Dr. Nicholas Goetz and his welcoming staff create an environment where patients feel at ease while receiving comprehensive prosthodontic and general dentistry services. Whether you need a single porcelain crown or want to explore options to enhance your entire smile, the team takes the time to understand your goals and develop a personalized treatment plan.
Take the first step toward restoring your tooth with a beautiful, long-lasting porcelain crown. While our practice is not in-network with insurance companies, they will file claims on your behalf and assist you in securing any reimbursement your PPO plan allows. Contact Ocean Breeze Prosthodontics today to schedule your consultation and discover why Delray Beach residents trust this practice for their dental restoration needs.
Porcelain Crowns FAQ
When you have a severely damaged tooth, a filling or bonding may not be strong enough to repair it. Then, you may need a dental crown to restore function and aesthetics to your mouth. Porcelain Crowns are a great option for front tooth restoration because they provide outstanding aesthetics.
Most dental insurance companies do not typically cover cosmetic procedures. However, you should always ask your insurance about coverage for dental crowns because benefits vary from one company (or dental plan) to another. If you have a PPO plan, and your insurance provides you with some kind of coverage, we will be happy to send everything to your company so you get reimbursed directly to your home after the treatment.
Porcelain Crowns are long lasting and very resilient. However, as with most restorations, you should be careful and avoid biting on hard foods or doing anything that can hurt your crown (avoid misusing your teeth to open packages or bottle caps, for example). With a regular dental care and proper hygiene (to stop bacteria from leaking in under your crown) your porcelain crown should last 10-20 years.
Porcelain crowns are normally safely cemented to your tooth or implant and they fit very well. However, if you feel your crowned tooth has become too sensitive, or if your crown feels wobbly, contact your dentist asap to get your crown properly placed again. You will only need to replace your crown if it cracks, chips or gets loose. But with proper care, none of these problems should affect your treatment. As a general rule, see your dentist every six months and you will make sure your teeth are fine and your crown does not need replacement.
Because porcelain crowns are completely made of porcelain (and not fused to metal) they won’t leave a dark line over your gums in case your gum line recedes. All porcelain crowns provide outstanding aesthetics to your mouth, and they represent a cosmetic improvement over older metal-ceramic crowns which typically left a dark grey line a short time after treatment.
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