Family and Cosmetic Dentistry Livonia Michigan

31544 Schoolcraft Road,
Livonia MI  48150

near the intersection of
Schoolcraft & Merriman Roads

Monday – Thursday  9:00am – 5:30pm
Friday  9:00am – 4:00pm    Saturday  8:00am - 1:00pm

(734) 744-5457

decapitedental@aol.com

Advanced Dental Treatments to Improve Your Appearance and Self-Confidence

Advanced dental treatments and materials can make a real difference in improving your appearance and self-confidence. The skill, experience, and commitment of our practice in using a unique combination of science and artistry can literally redesign your smile. Even a subtle change in your smile can make a big difference. Dr. DeCapite can help you get the smile you want.

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Dental Crowns

Most dentistry looks like dentistry. Our goal is to provide dentistry that is undetectable. We replace existing crowns and fillings with restorations that look and feel like your natural teeth.

Where damage to a person’s teeth is extreme, and apparently beyond repair, we can use porcelain or porcelain “pasted on gold” crowns to make the smile appear “as new”. This is an extremely reliable technique for repairing the most severe of dental problems, even permanently replacing missing teeth to offer a complete smile and a functional bite. We are renowned for the quality of our work and the fantastic changes we make for people using this technology. These treatments are used for a long-lasting correction of major dental problems. It is usual for these treatments to last for 20 to 30 years, which is as close to permanent as dental treatment can get.

How long does it take to fit a dental crown?

Fitting a crown requires at least two visits to our office. Initially, we will remove decay, shape the tooth, take impressions, select a shade and fit it with a temporary plastic crown.

On the subsequent visit we will remove the temporary crown, and then fit and adjust the final crown. Finally, we will cement the crown into place and you have a new beautiful looking tooth.

Key Benefits of Dental Crowns

  • Replaces missing teeth
  • Offers support to misshapen teeth or badly broken teeth
  • Looks completely natural
  • Fixes “smile” and functional chewing problems

What are the capabilities of crowns?

Crown and bridgework is a very reliable solution for major dental problems caused through accidents, diseases or wear and tear. Major problems can usually be corrected using these techniques. Material used in these repairs is either high-grade porcelain, or porcelain bonded to gold. A higher strength of the porcelain and gold materials is recommended to treat the most serious of dental problems. Where accidental damage has occurred, resulting in lost teeth, or where teeth have broken away through excessive wear, or as the result of old fillings breaking, crowns and/or bridges can be used as a long-term solution.

Many people have unexplained pain from filled back teeth, which is usually due to hairline cracks in the chewing part of the tooth. Placing crowns on these teeth relieves the pain and allows a return of full dental function for these teeth. In front teeth, older fillings can both weaken the teeth and cause “appearance” problems due to staining or chipping. Porcelain crowns and bridges are suitable in cases where porcelain veneers are not. In teeth with root canal fillings, crowns can prevent breakage.

James W. Decapite, D.D.S.   •  
31544 Schoolcraft Rd.   •  
Livonia MI  48150
  •  
(734) 744-5457   •  
decapitedental@aol.com

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In-Network with:
  Aetna  •  Ameritas  •  Assurant Health  •  BCBS of Michigan  •  CompBenefits Corp.  •  Delta Dental  •  Dental Network of America  •  DenteMax  •  Dominion Insurance  •  Guardian  •  Healthy Smiles  •  Humana  •  MetLife  •  Principal Financial Group  •  United Concordia  •  UnitedHealthCare

Convenient to the communities of:
  Livonia  •  Redford  •  Dearborn Heights  •  Westland  •  Canton  •  Plymouth  •  Northville  •  Novi  •  Farmington  •  Detroit MI

James DeCapite DDS