Crowns are tooth-shaped caps that fit over a natural tooth for aesthetic or structural reasons. A crown may be recommended when a tooth is cracked, broken, or misshapen. A crown can also be used to ...

Did you perform crown lengthening (D4249) or crown exposure (D4212) on a tooth? Often, there is confusion about which of these procedures is correct when it comes to coding treatment, and mixing them ...

LONGVIEW, Texas, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dual board-certified periodontist and prosthodontist, Dr. Alejandro Kovacs, encourages patients with a "gummy" smile to visit his office for crown ...

When Nathalia P. Andrade joined the faculty of the School of Dental Medicine as a clinical assistant professor of periodontics and endodontics last September, she noticed that her department had ...

Crown lengthening is a procedure to address an excessive gingival display, otherwise known as a gummy smile. A person with a gummy smile appears to have short teeth. Their teeth are actually the ...