Custom lab-made dental crowns from Dr. Ben Areheart at Piedmont Dental in Rock Hill, SC. Matched to your tooth in strength and shade. Call (803) 328-3886.
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A dental crown is a custom cap that covers a damaged tooth down to the gum line, so you can bite on it again without babying it. Dr. Ben Areheart has been placing crowns at Piedmont Dental since 2014, and every crown here is made for your tooth from an impression, not pulled off a shelf.
Crowns are for the tooth a filling can't save. A crack that keeps spreading. A big old filling that finally gave out. A tooth worn flat from years of grinding. If one of those sounds familiar, this is the fix, and it usually means keeping your natural tooth instead of losing it.
Patients rate the practice 5.0 across 400+ Google reviews, and the word that shows up most often is gentle. You'll also know the full cost, in writing, before anything starts.
A front tooth needs to disappear into your smile. A back molar needs to survive a lifetime of chewing. Dr. Areheart matches the material to the tooth.
Shade-matched so the crown disappears into your smile. Front crowns are judged entirely on how invisible they are, and that is the standard here.
Ask about front tooth crowns →Molars live a hard life. Back tooth crowns are chosen first for chewing strength and built to stand up to years of grinding.
Ask about molar crowns →Crown materials vary with the tooth, your bite, and your history. Dr. Areheart will tell you what he recommends for yours, and why, before anything starts.
Ask what fits your tooth →Once a crack runs too deep for bonding, the tooth needs full coverage before it splits further. Cracks only travel one direction, so don't sit on one.
Get a cracked tooth looked at →A bridge replaces a missing tooth by crowning the neighbors and suspending the replacement between them. Same materials, same fit standards.
How bridges work →An implant replaces the root, and the crown on top is what you chew with. Dr. Areheart trained in implant dentistry during his Air Force residency.
Implants in Rock Hill →IV sedation is available for crown appointments, which is rare for a general practice in Rock Hill. You stay comfortable and relax through the visit while the work gets done.
Dr. Areheart earned his DMD from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2011, then served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, where his advanced residency covered restorative, implant and sedation dentistry. He joined Piedmont Dental in 2014 and owns the practice today.
A crown lives or dies on fit. A high bite or an open margin turns into a sore jaw or a decayed tooth years later, which is why he checks the contact and bite until it feels like nothing at all. Reviews keep repeating two things: he's gentle, and visits go faster than expected.
Crowns are one piece of a longer relationship. Piedmont is your family dentist first, so the same team that placed your crown will be keeping an eye on it at every cleaning after.
No two crowns cost exactly the same, so we won't quote a number until Dr. Areheart has seen the tooth. The material is one factor. So is the tooth's location, how much healthy structure is left, and whether the tooth needs a buildup underneath the crown first.
What you can count on: the full price before any work begins, and nobody here talking you into treatment you don't need. If a filling or bonding will do the job, that is what he will recommend.
Often, yes. Crowns are usually restorative rather than cosmetic, so many plans help with the cost. We file almost all insurances if your plan allows out of network providers. Our front desk will help with your specific situation.
Most crowns take two visits. At the first, Dr. Areheart numbs and shapes the tooth, takes an impression, and fits a temporary crown so you leave chewing normally. The finished crown comes back from the lab, and at the second visit he checks the fit and your bite, then cements it in place.
After that it's just a tooth again. Brush it, floss around it, and let our hygiene team look it over at your regular cleanings. Our hygiene team has been doing exactly that for patients here for more than twenty years.
Ten to fifteen years is typical, and well-cared-for crowns often go longer. Heavy grinding and skipped flossing shorten that. The crown itself can't decay, but the tooth at its edge can, so regular cleanings still matter.
The tooth is fully numbed, and most patients say the shaping visit feels like a longer filling appointment. If dental visits make you anxious, IV sedation is available so you can relax through it.
Usually two, a couple of weeks apart, with a temporary crown in between. If your temporary comes loose before the second visit, call us at (803) 328-3886 and we'll get you back in.
Root canal treatment itself is done by specialists we trust and refer to. We diagnose the tooth, help manage the pain, coordinate the referral, and place the crown afterward when the tooth is ready. You can read more about how we coordinate root canal referrals.
It comes down to how much healthy tooth is left. A filling patches a hole, while a crown holds together everything that remains. When a tooth is more filling than tooth, or a crack runs through it, full coverage protects it from splitting.
Your crown is shade-matched against the neighboring teeth before the lab makes it, so the finished crown blends in instead of standing out. One tip: if you plan to whiten your teeth, do it before the shade match, because crowns don't whiten later.
Call and tell us what's going on. The front desk will find you a time with Dr. Areheart. If you have a dental emergency, we can often treat you the same day depending on the complexity of the problem.
Call (803) 328-3886