{"id":208,"date":"2016-09-03T07:03:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T07:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/dps\/mangrovebaydental.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2016-10-21T04:28:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T04:28:52","slug":"dental-crowns-for-the-king-of-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/2016\/09\/03\/dental-crowns-for-the-king-of-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Crowns for the King of Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might think David Copperfield leads a charmed life:\u00c2\u00a0 He can escape from ropes, chains, and prison cells, make a Learjet or a railroad car disappear, and even appear to fly above the stage. But the illustrious illusionist will be the first to admit that making all that magic takes a lot of hard work. And he recently told Dear Doctor<\/em> magazine that his brilliant smile has benefitted from plenty of behind-the-scenes dental work as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a kid, I had every kind of [treatment]. I had braces, I had headgear, I had rubber bands, and a retainer afterward,\u201d Copperfield said. And then, just when his orthodontic treatment was finally complete, disaster struck. \u201cI was at a mall, running down this concrete alleyway, and there was a little ledge\u2026 and I went BOOM!\u201d<\/p>\n

Copperfield\u2019s two front teeth were badly injured by the impact. \u201cMy front teeth became nice little points,\u201d he said. Yet, although they had lost a great deal of their structure, his dentist was able to restore those damaged teeth in a very natural-looking way. What kind of \u201cmagic\u201d did the dentist use?<\/p>\n

In Copperfield\u2019s case, the teeth were repaired using crown restorations. Crowns (also called caps) are suitable when a tooth has lost part of its visible structure, but still has healthy roots beneath the gum line. To perform a crown restoration, the first step is to make a precise model of your teeth, often called an impression. This allows a replacement for the visible part of the tooth to be fabricated, and ensures it will fit precisely into your smile. In its exact shape and shade, a well-made crown matches your natural teeth so well that it\u2019s virtually impossible to tell them apart. Subsequently, the crown restoration is permanently attached to the damaged tooth.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a blend of technology and art in making high quality crowns \u2014 just as there is in some stage-crafted illusions. But the difference is that the replacement tooth is not just an illusion: It looks, functions and \u201cfeels\u201d like your natural teeth\u2026 and with proper care it can last for many years to come.\u00c2\u00a0 Besides crowns, there are several other types of tooth restorations that are suitable in different situations. We can recommend the right kind of \u201cmagic\u201d for you.<\/p>\n

If you would like more information about crowns, please contact us<\/a> or schedule an appointment<\/a> for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor<\/em> magazine articles \u201cCrowns & Bridgework<\/a>\u201d and \u201cPorcelain Crowns & Veneers<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You might think David Copperfield leads a charmed life:\u00c2\u00a0 He can escape from ropes, chains, and prison cells, make a Learjet or a railroad car disappear, and even appear to fly above the stage. But the illustrious illusionist will be the first to admit that making all that magic takes a lot of hard work. … Continue Reading »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[2,17],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":394,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions\/394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/demo.dpswebservices.com\/mangrovebaydentistry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}