Why do crowns and bridges require multiple dental visits?

Crowns and bridges are a decision that you and your dentist should discuss. During this initial visit, your dentist can advise you as to whether these are the right procedure for you. Both require making molds for the bridge or crown to be fitted into your mouth. This is usually done at an offsite dental lab. During your second visit, the crown or bridge will be fitted into your mouth. A follow up post-procedure visit may also be necessary to make any additional adjustments and check the prosthetic, or if you are having any complications. Your dentist wants to make sure that you are both happy and comfortable with your new bridge and crown.

Crowns and bridges are dental prosthetics, which take time to prepare. If your dentist decides that a dental prosthetic is necessary, they will reshape your damaged teeth, or the teeth on either side of a missing tooth, and then take impressions of the newly shaped teeth. These impressions are then sent to a lab where someone else will prepare your new prosthetic. In the meantime, temporary crowns will be used to cap your damaged teeth. When the new prosthetic is ready, you’ll have to go back to the dentist’s office to have it set permanently.