Crowns and Bridges

Seamless Smile Repair With Crowns and Bridges

Damaged or missing teeth can affect both your smile and your confidence. Mealtimes can become challenging as you struggle to find food that can be bitten and won’t get trapped in gaps. The damage to your smile can affect your speech, leaving you self-conscious in many situations.

Thankfully, there are ways to restore your smile and the function of your damaged or missing teeth.

At Oak Lodge Dental Practice, we offer high-quality crowns and bridges to restore your teeth to their natural beauty and function. These tried-and-trusted treatments can help you regain a complete, healthy smile that lasts for years to come.

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Helen Breen

An all round excellent experience. Dr Tergan put me completely at ease and explained what she was doing throughout. The crown looks amazing!

Understanding Dental Crowns

A dental crown is a cap covering your entire tooth, restoring its shape, size, strength, and appearance. Think of it as a custom-made protective helmet for your tooth to match your natural teeth perfectly.

Crowns are an excellent solution when a tooth is damaged but its root system remains healthy.

We offer several types of crown materials, each with unique advantages:

Resin: Offering a natural appearance, this lower-cost option is ideal for front teeth
Porcelain: Combining strength and aesthetics, porcelain crowns are suitable for any position in the mouth
Metal: These hardwearing crowns are great for the hardworking back teeth.

Why Dental Crowns at
Oak Lodge Dental Practice

A Natural Part of Your Smile

Every crown we place is custom-made to match your smile. We consider the crown’s colour, texture, size, and shape so it blends in perfectly. Nobody would know it’s not natural.

Keep Bacteria At Bay

Bacteria can enter damaged teeth, causing infections. A crown surrounds the entire visible area of your tooth, creating a protective barrier. Best of all, your replacement crown will not decay.

Made To Last

We will only use the highest-quality, durable materials to produce your bespoke crown. Once in place, your hard wearing crown could last a decade or more.

Built To Enhance Your Bite

Once your tooth is repaired with a custom crown, nothing can stop you from enjoying crunchy or chewy foods. You can fall in love with mealtimes again.

Placing Your Crown

The journey to your new crown typically takes two appointments. During your first visit, we carefully prepare your tooth by removing decay and shaping it to hold the crown securely.

Next, we’ll take detailed impressions of your mouth using advanced digital technology, ensuring your crown fits perfectly and blends seamlessly with your natural teeth. You’ll leave wearing a temporary crown while our trusted lab crafts your permanent restoration.

At your second appointment, we’ll remove the temporary crown and carefully check that your new permanent crown fits perfectly. We meticulously examine the colour, shape, and fit before permanently cementing it. With proper care, your crown can last for many years.

Understanding Dental Bridges

When you’ve lost one or more teeth, a dental bridge can bridge the gap in your smile. A bridge consists of one or more artificial teeth anchored by crowns on the natural teeth on either side of the gap.

Traditional Bridges

Secured by crowns on natural teeth on both sides of the gap

Cantilever Bridges

Supported by a crown on just one side, useful when there’s only one natural tooth available for support

Maryland Bridges

These include a metal or porcelain framework bonded to the backs of adjacent teeth and are typically used for front teeth

Implant-Supported Bridges

Anchored by dental implants rather than natural teeth

The Benefits of Dental Bridges

Smile Stability

A dental bridge does more than just fill a gap in your smile. It helps maintain the natural shape of your face and prevents your remaining teeth from drifting out of position.

Bring Back the Bite

Bridges are perfect for maintaining proper bite alignment and jaw function while restoring your ability to speak and eat normally, helping you regain confidence in your daily activities.

Complete Your Smile

We use natural-looking materials to create bespoke bridges. Every bridge we design, make, and place is tailored to the unique needs of the smile it’s completing. Nothing looks out of place.

For Better Oral Health

Filling the gap in your smile removes a potential haven for bacteria and reduces the risk of gum disease, tooth decay, and infection, which could further harm your oral health.

The Bridge Placement Process

Creating your perfect bridge typically requires two to three appointments. We begin with a thorough consultation to determine the best type of bridge for your situation. Much like the crown process, we prepare the supporting teeth and take precise impressions to ensure your bridge fits perfectly and matches your natural teeth.

Our skilled laboratory technicians then craft your custom bridge. While they work, we’ll fit you with a temporary bridge to protect your prepared teeth and maintain your appearance. Once your permanent bridge is ready, we’ll carefully check the fit, make any necessary adjustments, and bond it securely in place.

Liphook Loves Oak Lodge!

Read what our patients say about outstanding general, cosmetic and restorative care at Oak Lodge Dental.

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Em Anderson

I had Profhilo treatment with Dr Tercan. She explained the procedure fully, was gentle and put me at ease from the moment I walked in. My skin is glowing and l look refreshed. I’ll definitely be back!

Helen Breen

An all round excellent experience. Dr Tergan put me completely at ease and explained what she was doing throughout. The crown looks amazing!

James Torrance

I am the biggest baby when it comes to the dentist so having to have a filling is a bit of a stress for me. That being said Dr Tercan had the whole procedure as pleasant as possible. Explaining the process, being patient with me and doing what she could to help. Would recommend to absolutely everyone.

Dan Sweeney

Amazing friendly efficient service from Dr Marinho my new lovely dentist today in having a replacement filling – thank you ! The professionalism is superb including attention to detail with hi tech imagery of the process and explanations of what will happen, what is happening and what happened. Put me so much at ease I nodded off – very skilled, calm and patient. Dentistry with passion professionalism and polite banter too – highly recommended! Shout out to Debbie too the amazing lovely assistant and all the team at Oak Lodge Dental! Thanks

Lucie Mark

I’ve had a fairly complex on-going infection and root canal issue that required a fair amount of work, which came with a large amount of anxiety from me. From the moment I met Mr Patel he put me at total ease, Mr Patel explained my treatment plan in terms which I could easily understand, he explained the risks and was extremely reassuring, kind and patient with me before, during and following my treatment. The care and support I’ve received from Mr Patel, the nurses and the staff at Oak Lodge has been outstanding. Thank you for saving my tooth and looking after me so well during the process.

Linda Fielder

I see Dr Gurpreet Tiwana as my regular dentist and always get on v well. Earlier this month I saw Dr Minesh Patel for some specialist root canal treatment; he is honestly the nicest dentist I have ever had – shook my hand at the beginning and end of treatment, introduced himself, explained what he was going to do, all the way through treatment he checked whether I was ok and explained what he was going to do next etc, so so gentle and kind. I would totally recommend Oak Lodge Dental – the reception staff are always welcoming and very good at communication – overall an excellent dental practise.

Jamie O’Donnell

I just had a complex root canal surgery, which went very well. Minesh and Hannah were excellent, and took very good care of me. Minesh is very knowlegable and skilled, took time to explain the procedure to me in detail (both before and during the procedure), went to great lenghts on attention to detail and (hopefully) saved my tooth. I am very happy to recommend Minesh.

Margaret Dennis

I had an appointment on 11th October to discuss having an implant fitted. I was apprehensive, but I needn’t have been. Dr Gurman Sond was the kindest of people who made you feel very at ease. Everything was explained in detail as to what it all entailed. I had a CT scan to ensure all was ok to fit an implant. All my questions were answered. The lovely part is that I have no fears about going back for the procedure. Thank you so much.