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Dental Crowns & Bridges in McLean & Alexandria, VA

Reinforce At-Risk Teeth.

When a tooth is damaged, that doesn’t mean it needs to be extracted. If the tooth’s roots and interior are still healthy then the tooth is worth saving. We just may need to give it a new exterior.

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Is a Crown or Bridge Right for Me?

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What is happening with your tooth?

A cracked, broken or decayed toothA missing tooth I want to replaceA tooth that cannot be savedA broken tooth that hurts right now
Benefits of Crowns and Bridges

What a Crown or Bridge Gives You Back

A crown saves a damaged tooth and a bridge fills the space a lost one left. At our practice, both are designed and milled in the building and color-matched to your smile.

15+ yearsTypical crown lifespan
In-houseDesigned and milled in both offices
Color-matchedTo your existing teeth

Keep Your Own Tooth

If the roots and interior are still healthy, a crown gives the tooth a new exterior, so it can stay rather than be extracted.

Bite and Chew Again

Covering a cracked or decayed tooth restores its strength, so everyday eating and speaking feel comfortable once more.

Color-Matched to You

Porcelain or ceramic, shaded against the teeth on either side, so the restoration blends in with the rest of your smile.

No Gap in Your Smile

A bridge spans the space left by a lost tooth, restoring function and appearance where the gap was.

Teeth Stay in Place

Filling the gap keeps the remaining teeth from shifting toward it, which helps the health of the whole mouth.

Built for the Long Run

Cared for properly, a crown typically lasts fifteen years or more, and a bridge offers long-term strength and stability.

Compare Your Options

Bridge, Implant Bridge or Single Implant?

Three ways to replace a missing tooth. Dr. Nahlah explains each one at the consultation, before you decide.

CompareDental BridgeBridge on ImplantsDental Implant
What carries itCrowns on the neighboring teethImplants in the jawAn implant post in the jaw
Neighboring teethUsually two healthy teeth are reshaped to carry itLeft aloneLeft alone
The rootNot replacedReplaced by the implantsReplaced, so the bone keeps a load
Teeth replacedThe gap between two teethSeveral missing teethOne tooth
A good fit whenYou are not ready for an implantSeveral teeth are missing and the neighbors should stay untouchedThe root is lost and the teeth either side are healthy
Close-up of lab-made ceramic front-tooth crowns fitted on a stone model of the patient's teeth
Dental Crowns

Dental Crowns: Repair a Damaged Tooth

Dental crowns are fixed “caps” that cover over your teeth to restore strength and beauty. We generally recommend crowns when a tooth is too damaged or decayed to be treated with bonding or composite fillings. Similarly, we can use a dental crown to preserve a tooth after root canal therapy or to restore a permanent dental implant. The advantages of dental crowns include:

  • Restore strength to a damaged tooth
  • Improve tooth size, shape, and color
  • Repair tooth after severe decay
  • Preserve tooth after a root canal
  • Restore a dental implant

We’ll take impressions of your tooth, which are used by a specialized dental lab technician to design your new restoration. Then, we’ll be sure your new dental crown fits securely over your tooth and the color blends in with your surrounding teeth.

Ceramic crowns and bridge on a polished metal framework, photographed against a black background
Dental Bridges

Dental Bridges: Replace a Missing Tooth

If you’ve lost a tooth, but aren’t ready to commit to a dental implant, then a dental bridge is your next best option. Dental bridges are a series of dental crowns that span the gap left after a tooth is lost or extracted. To ensure a comfortable and seamless fit, we first take impressions of the area. These will be used by experienced technicians at the dental lab who will hand-craft your restoration. Your dental bridge will be made from high-quality materials and color-matched to look natural alongside your existing teeth. The benefits of dental bridges include:

  • Restore function and aesthetics after tooth loss
  • Improve the health of your whole mouth
  • Eliminate unsightly gaps in your smile
  • Keep remaining teeth from shifting
  • Offers long-term strength and stability

A bridge can also be anchored to implants rather than natural teeth, which avoids reshaping two healthy neighbors to carry it. Worth asking about before you decide.

Implant-supported options

Why Choose Us

Why Choose Dr. Nahlah for a Crown or Bridge

A crown is only as good as its fit and its shade. Our practice designs, mills and fires it in the building, under one specialist.

What to askOur practiceOther offices
Who treats youA board-certified prosthodontist, trained for three years beyond dental school in restoring teethSome offer crowns as one service among many, with no specialist training in them
ImpressionsDigital scans with an intraoral scanner: no tray, no puttySome still take putty impressions in a tray
Where it is madeA digital lab in both offices, where the crown is designed and milled in the buildingSome post the impression to an outside lab and wait weeks for it
Shade and shapeSettled in person with the lab designer, against the teeth on either sideSome describe the shade on a form for a lab to interpret
If a remake is neededDays rather than the better part of a month, because firing happens in the buildingSome wait on another round trip to the lab
Missing teethA bridge on natural teeth or on implants, both explained before you decideSome offer the one option they always place
Hard casesComplex and failed cases accepted, including work other practices declineSome accept straightforward cases only
Two officesTysons Corner and Duke Street, with Arabic and Spanish spokenSome have one location
Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah in black scrubs with his arm around a smiling patient in the office hallway
Dr. Esam Abou NahlahD.D.S., M.S.
Meet the Doctor

Meet Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah

As an award-winning board-certified specialist in prosthodontic dentistry, Dr. Nahlah provides patients with a premier level of dental care using the industry’s most advanced technology. He has been practicing since 2003, in Northern Virginia since 2013, entirely on prosthodontics. Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. In 2013, the American Board of Prosthodontics awarded Dr. Nahlah the most prestigious award in prosthodontics: “Diplomate of American Board of Prosthodontics.”

Adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, teaching the residents in its Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program, and lecturing on smile design and implants.

Across that career, over 18,000 implants placed and over 15,000 arches restored.

Credentials & Certifications

  • Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
  • Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists
  • Adjunct Faculty, VCU Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program
  • Certificate in Prosthodontics
  • M.S., Master of Science in Oral Biology
  • Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists
  • Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Meet Dr. Nahlah
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Cost

How Much Do Crowns and Bridges Cost in McLean and Alexandria, VA?

We know when choosing a restorative dentist, one of your first questions is “Do you take my insurance?” The next is, “How much will this cost?” We offer competitive pricing for dental crowns and bridges in McLean and Alexandria, VA, and conveniently partner with multiple leading insurance providers. The unique cost of your dental crown or bridge will depend on a few factors including:

  • The number of teeth treated
  • The material you choose

We’ll break this down during a personalized consultation and can even discuss dental financing options for comfortable monthly payments. Don’t compromise your health for the sake of your budget. Receive custom crowns and bridges from our seasoned dental team in McLean and Alexandria, VA and restore your oral health, attractive look, and dental function!

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If a Crown or Bridge Is Not the Right Fit

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Questions

Crowns and Bridges Questions

How long does a crown last?
Cared for properly, fifteen years or more.
Where are the crowns made?
In the practice's own lab, with the fit and color checked against the teeth on either side before the crown is seated.
Bridge or implant: which is better?
A bridge is the next best option if you are not ready for an implant. A bridge can also be anchored to implants instead of natural teeth, which avoids reshaping two healthy neighbors to carry it.Dental implants →
Does insurance cover crowns?
The front desk checks your insurance before you come in. The cost turns on how many teeth are treated and the material, and both are settled at the consultation, in writing.
Where can I get a crown in McLean or Alexandria?
At either office: Suite 220, 7901 Jones Branch Drive in McLean, or 2855 Duke Street in Alexandria.Contact and locations →
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