When teeth become worn down, cracked, or weakened, restoring their strength and appearance can make all the difference in your daily life. At Peninsula Family Dentistry, Thomas Duffy, DDS, provides high-quality crowns in Gig Harbor to help patients regain confidence, protect their oral health, and restore natural tooth function.
Dr. Duffy serves patients throughout Gig Harbor, the Key Peninsula, and beyond—including South Kitsap and Port Orchard. Whether you need a crown to repair damage or improve the appearance of a tooth, our team provides gentle, compassionate care, conservative treatment options, and personalized solutions designed to last.
Let’s explore the real, everyday benefits that dental crowns provide for patients just like you.
What Are Dental Crowns?
A dental crown is a custom-made cap that covers and provides full-circle protection for the visible part of a tooth. Dr. Duffy usually chooses a strong porcelain for his crowns. The strongest crowns currently are made of zirconia though occasionally today, metal alloys. Dr. Duffy will create your custom porcelain crown to perfectly blend with your natural smile. So, when you have a compromised tooth, we may suggest a dental crown to avoid a tooth extraction.
Our restorative dentistry services include crowns, bridges, and other treatment options to help you keep your natural teeth healthy and functional for years.
Benefit #1: Strength and Protection
The most essential role of a crown is to reinforce a tooth which has been weakened beyond the point of sustaining a filling predictably, whether by decay, cracks, or trauma. A crown protects the remaining natural tooth structure from most further damage (though deep root cracks and root cavities can still undermine a crowned tooth) and distributes bite pressure evenly across the surface.
This allows you to chew, bite, and speak comfortably without risking additional cracks, breakage, or discomfort. It’s especially useful for teeth with root canal therapy or extensive restorations.
Benefit #2: Restores Natural Function
Damaged or compromised teeth can affect one’s ability to eat, speak, and smile easily. Crowns for our Gig Harbor area patients restore the normal shape and size of the tooth, ensuring that it fits seamlessly into one’s bite.
After we place the crown, you can enjoy your favorite foods, speak clearly, and maintain balanced oral function without using other teeth or avoiding certain textures.
Benefit #3: Aesthetic Improvement
Crowns don’t just work hard—they look great, too. At Peninsula Family Dentistry, we use advanced materials that closely mimic your natural teeth’s color, texture, and translucency. Whether covering discoloration, reshaping a tooth, or replacing an old crown, Dr. Duffy will design your restoration with both form and function in mind.
Cosmetic treatments using crowns allow you to enhance the appearance of your smile without sacrificing durability. Many patients are pleasantly surprised at how natural their final results look.
Benefit #4: Preservation of Natural Teeth
One of the guiding principles of our practice is conservative care, preserving your natural teeth when it makes the most sense. Crowns help make this possible. Instead of extracting a tooth that’s still viable but not predictably fillable (though advanced fillings technique allows us to save some teeth in a way that only crowns could before, but that’s a post for another day), a crown can stabilize and protect it, extending its lifespan by many years.
Choosing a crown means you keep your original tooth root even without a root canal, which helps maintain the strength of your jawbone and the alignment of your surrounding teeth. Dr. Duffy evaluates each case carefully to determine whether a crown is the most appropriate tooth-preserving option.
Benefit #5: Long-Term Durability
With proper care, crowns are a long-term solution. While common wisdom suggests a well-placed crown can last 10–15 years, we design ours to last much much longer (though we can’t exactly say a lifetime)—when combined with good diet choices, excellent homecare, and regular dental visits. We’ll ensure your crown remains in excellent shape during preventive care appointments, such as your regular dental cleanings.
Crowns for Gig Harbor Residents & Beyond
We’re proud to provide dental crowns in Gig Harbor. Whether you’re located in town, on the Key Peninsula, or in neighboring areas like Port Orchard or South Kitsap, we welcome you to experience care built on trust, transparency, and genuine relationships.
Our practice isn’t part of a large corporate chain, and we believe that makes a difference. Dr. Duffy and his team take the time to get to know each patient and build treatment plans that fit your goals and lifestyle, not a template.
Let Dr. Duffy and the team at Peninsula Family Dentistry restore your oral health and confidence!