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El Paso, Texas 79925

Implant Crowns

Your teeth are important. If you’ve lost your teeth due to age, disease, or injury, you may feel as if there’s nowhere left to turn. Thankfully, dental science has advanced in order to offer many options to those in need. Since you can’t simply grow another pair of teeth, you can opt for the next best thing: dental implants! Dental implants work as artificial tooth roots on which the crowns are placed. If you’re in the El Paso area and you’re facing oral health issues or missing teeth, visit Viscount Dental Associates for high-quality oral care. Our team offers dental procedures to help restore a smile to its full potential. We can help you understand which options are best for your specific dental health issues. If you need to replace missing teeth, dental implants may be your best option!

When It’s Time to Consider Dental Implants

Dental issues are not exclusive to the visible area of the tooth. Often times, people can suffer from root issues as well. A tooth’s root, much like the roots of a tree, keeps the tooth stable and in place. If you’re suffering from root issues, dental implants may be your best option. Dental implants are replacement tooth roots that supply the necessary foundation for permanent or removable replacement teeth—or crowns—to attach to. These types of implants fix to the jawbone within the gums, creating a permanent solution to repairing dental damage and restoring your mouth’s appearance.


Dental implants offer a stable, durable, and permanent foundation for crowns. Together, they can be a great option when you need to restore a missing tooth. When considering dental implants, it’s important to be aware of the various types available.

How Oral Health Options Can Work for You

Everyone’s mouth is different. For this reason, there are options available when it comes to choosing the correct crowns. Screw-retained and cement-retained crowns are the two most common options. When discussing your options at Viscount Dental Associates in El Paso, your dentist will let you know which one would be best for you. Allow us to explain a brief oversight on both options.

Screw-Retained Implants

Screw-retained crowns are exactly what their name suggests. The screwed implant allows for simple retrievability. It is also recommended to have yearly checkups for screw implants. Since these are screwed into the dental implants, they can be checked up and even replaced if need be. Screw-retained crowns will be sturdy and reliable, just like natural teeth. They will be set in place and, once screwed in, a resin will be placed atop the crown, covering the small screw indent. Now your mouth will be restored to its former glory.

Cement-Retained Implants

Cement-retained crowns are the second option. This option offers better resistance to implant and crown fractures. These still make use of the dental implant, but instead of being screwed into the implant, the crown is cemented. The cemented crown has higher resistance to porcelain fractures. Since these don’t have a small hole drilled into the middle, like screw-retained implants do, your implant will look and feel even more realistic. Cement-retained implants are a great, permanent option for missing teeth.