The Dental Crown Process Explained

Watch this video to learn more about the entirety of the process when receiving dental crowns to restore your smile.

So just what is the process in how we make a crown the same day? Well, after we prepare your tooth, the first thing we’re going to do is use our wonderful scanner here to take a picture of your tooth without all the messy impressions. Then we use our special software design your crown, and we have our wonderful mill that will mill it out for you the same visit. So the convenience of this sounds good to you, please give us a call.

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About John Hopkins, DDS

After attending Tulane University and receiving his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi in 1977, Dr. Hopkins graduated from the prestigious Emory University School of Dentistry in Atlanta, Georgia.

At Emory, Dr. Hopkins studied directly under Dr. Ronald Goldstein, considered the father of modern aesthetic dentistry.

Following graduation from Emory in 1981, Dr. Hopkins joined an esteemed multi-specialty practice in Palm Beach, Florida, where he honed his skills in numerous dental specialties: endodontics, periodontics, oral surgery and aesthetics.

While in Florida, Dr. Hopkins also completed the continuum at the Pankey Institute, the most renowned dental education institute in the world.

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