Rebuild · Crowns & Bridges

Protection for a tooth that has been through a lot.

A large break, heavy wear, a crack a filling cannot hold — a crown covers the tooth so it can keep working. When a tooth is missing, a bridge closes the gap without surgery.

Two ceramic restorations pictured on a light ground, illustrating a single molar crown above and a three-unit bridge below.

A single crown, and a three-unit bridge.

How we think about crowns and bridges

We protect what remains, replace what is missing, and recommend nothing a simpler option could do.

When a crown is the right answer

Some teeth have simply been through too much for a filling — a large break, heavy wear, or a crack that keeps spreading. A crown covers the whole tooth, restoring its shape and its share of your bite.

The ceramic is matched to the neighboring teeth in color and translucency. Done well, a crown should not announce itself.

What a bridge does

A bridge closes the gap left by a missing tooth by anchoring a replacement to the teeth on either side. No surgery is involved, which is why many patients ask about it first.

We will also tell you honestly what a bridge asks of those neighboring teeth, and when an implant may serve you better.

Designed before it is made

Everything starts with a digital scan of your mouth — no trays of impression putty. Dr. Oh designs the crown or bridge on screen, shaping the fit and the bite before anything is made.

Crown, filling, or bridge — how we decide

Our rule is the least invasive option we expect to hold up over time. If a filling can do the job, we say so; if a tooth needs full coverage, we explain exactly why.

Designed digitally, made precisely
Your crown or bridge is planned on a scan of your actual mouth, so the fit is decided before the work begins — not adjusted afterward.
Materials that behave like teeth
Modern ceramics sit close to natural enamel in translucency and wear, so the restoration reads as a tooth, not a patch.
Protects what remains
A crown holds a compromised tooth together under the forces of chewing, so what is left of it is shielded rather than stressed.
Bridges without surgery
For the right gap, a bridge restores a missing tooth using only the teeth beside it — no surgery involved.
Follow-through at recall
We examine every crown and bridge at your regular hygiene visits, so small issues can be caught before they become second repairs.

Common questions

How do you decide between a crown and a filling?
By how much healthy tooth remains. Whenever possible we choose the filling — a crown is for teeth a filling can no longer protect.
How many visits does a crown take?
Typically two — one to prepare and scan the tooth, one to seat the finished crown. We confirm your timeline at planning.
What does a bridge involve for the neighboring teeth?
They are reshaped to carry the bridge, which is a real trade-off for two otherwise healthy teeth. That is exactly why we also discuss implants before you decide.
Will it look like my tooth?
The ceramic is matched to your neighboring teeth in shade and translucency, and the shape is designed on screen against them. The goal is a restoration that reads as yours.
What if a crowned tooth acts up later?
We look at it honestly — sometimes it settles, sometimes it needs further care. A crown protects a tooth; it cannot promise the tooth inside will never change.

Your visit, step by step

Planned on screen, checked at every step.

STEP 01

Scan and assess

We take a digital scan and the imaging we need, look at the tooth together, and talk through crown, filling, or bridge — including doing less.

STEP 02

Prepare and design

The tooth is carefully shaped to receive its crown, and Dr. Oh designs the restoration on screen against your bite and the teeth around it.

STEP 03

Seat and check

The finished crown or bridge is tried in and checked against the plan — fit, bite, and shade — before it is bonded.

STEP 04

Protect at recall

At your regular hygiene visits we examine the restoration, the bite, and the gum around it, so what we rebuilt stays rebuilt.

Call us about the tooth.

Call (973) 808-4373 — tell us what happened, and we'll find a time that works.

Call (973) 808-4373