Dental Crowns and Bridges San Jose, CA

A cracked tooth, large cavity, or missing teeth don’t just affect your appearance — they can lead to further damage, difficulty eating, and changes in your facial structure if left untreated. At Aqua Dentistry, we restore damaged and missing teeth through custom dental crowns and bridges that blend seamlessly with your natural smile.

Located just north of Willow Glen in the Midtown area of San Jose, our family-oriented team serves patients throughout San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and Los Gatos with restorative care that protects your oral health while enhancing your appearance. Our cosmetic dentistry approach combines advanced digital technology with meticulous attention to detail.

What Are Dental Crowns?

Dental crowns are custom-made caps that completely cover a damaged tooth, restoring its shape, size, strength, and appearance. Often called “caps,” these restorations are precision-crafted from durable materials like porcelain, ceramic, or zirconia to match your natural teeth. Crowns protect weakened teeth from further damage while allowing you to bite, chew, and speak normally.

Crown placement involves preparing the tooth by removing a small amount of enamel, taking detailed digital impressions, and having a dental laboratory fabricate your custom restoration. Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that endodontically treated molars with crown coverage achieve survival rates near 98%, compared to just 50% without crowns.

What Are Dental Bridges?

Dental bridges literally bridge the gap created by one or more missing teeth, using crowns on adjacent teeth (abutment teeth) to support one or more artificial replacement teeth (pontics). This fixed restoration permanently attaches to your natural teeth, restoring your ability to chew properly, maintain your facial shape, and prevent remaining teeth from drifting out of position.

Traditional bridges consist of dental crowns on the teeth flanking the gap with artificial teeth suspended between them. These restorations are cemented into place and function just like your natural teeth, restoring both appearance and proper bite alignment.

Crown vs. Bridge — Which Do You Need?