{"id":422,"date":"2020-09-11T22:02:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T03:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.28.11.48\/~theriot\/batonrouge\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2020-09-24T10:38:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:38:24","slug":"metal-free-dentist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lafayetteladentist.com\/batonrouge\/metal-free-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Baton Rouge Metal-Free Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Theriot Family Dental Care, we offer metal-free dentistry using high-tech, high-strength ceramic materials to make crowns that look natural. And we only use composite fillings. If you have any metal allergies or sensitivities, you won&#8217;t have to worry about metallic restorations being placed in your mouth.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Metal-Free Dentistry?<\/h2>\n<p>Metal-free dentistry is a way to receive aesthetic, biocompatible restorations for broken, worn, or decayed teeth.<\/p>\n<h3>Aesthetics<\/h3>\n<p>Porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns were developed in the late 1950s to strengthen the porcelain and prevent stress cracks. To prevent the metal from showing through translucent porcelain, ceramists conceal the metal with an opaque layer of porcelain. The opaque layer works, but it leaves the crown without natural beauty and translucence. Today\u2019s dental crowns, made of high-tech, high-strength ceramic, don\u2019t need a metal foundation. They can look so natural that it can be very difficult to tell that they&#8217;re actually a tooth replacement.<\/p>\n<h3>Allergies and sensitivities<\/h3>\n<p>Crowns and other dental restorative materials can contain nickel, beryllium, or chromium\u2014metals that can cause sensitivity reactions that are sometimes subtle. If you have metal allergies or sensitivities\u2014or want to limit your exposure to metal in your body\u2014we offer metal-free alternatives.<\/p>\n<h2>Advantages of All-Ceramic Crowns<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aesthetics<\/strong> \u2013 They match the color and translucence of your natural teeth. You don\u2019t have to worry about a metal foundation eventually showing through at your gumline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durability<\/strong> \u2013 High-strength ceramics are metal free yet extraordinarily strong and flexible. Your crowns won\u2019t develop stress cracks from the forces of biting and chewing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biocompatible<\/strong> \u2013 If you have metal allergies or sensitivities, they don\u2019t provoke a reaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The before-and-after photos below show opaque porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns that were removed and replaced with metal-free ceramic crowns. The metal-free crowns have natural color, translucence, and gloss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row\" align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"col-2\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-427\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafayetteladentist.com\/batonrouge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/metal-free-crowns-baton-rouge-1.jpg\" alt=\"Before metal-free crowns photo of opaque porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BEFORE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-2\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafayetteladentist.com\/batonrouge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/metal-free-crowns-baton-rouge-2.jpg\" alt=\"After metal-free crowns photo of natural-looking ceramic crowns\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AFTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Zirconia Crowns and Bridges<\/h2>\n<p>We use BruxZir\u00ae zirconia crowns and bridges. Zirconium dioxide is an extraordinarily strong ceramic often referred to as ceramic steel. It will support a dental bridge and withstand the forces of chewing and grinding on back teeth. An all-zirconia crown will closely match your natural tooth color.<\/p>\n<p>High-translucency BruxZir Esthetic crowns and bridges are veneered with porcelain. BruxZir Esthetic is ideal for crowns and bridges on front teeth and has lifelike color and luster.<\/p>\n<h2>Metal-Free Fillings<\/h2>\n<p>We fill teeth with a metal-free composite that has several advantages over amalgam fillings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonds to your tooth and strengthens it<\/li>\n<li>Preserves more of your healthy tooth structure<\/li>\n<li>Looks natural and closely matches your natural tooth color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interested in Metal-Free Dentistry?<\/h2>\n<p>Call our office to schedule an appointment for an exam or complete our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafayetteladentist.com\/request-appointment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Request an Appointment form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Theriot Family Dental Care, we offer metal-free dentistry using high-tech, high-strength ceramic materials to make crowns that look natural. And we only use composite fillings. If you have any metal allergies or sensitivities, you won&#8217;t have to worry about metallic restorations being placed in your mouth. Why Metal-Free Dentistry? Metal-free dentistry is a way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":559,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-422","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Baton Rouge Metal-Free Dentist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Drs. Theriot and Redhead of Baton Rouge offer metal-free crowns and bridges using high-tech, high-strength ceramics. 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