A
crown is a type of dental restoration which completely caps or
encircles a tooth or dental implant. Crowns are used to improve the
strength or appearance of teeth. Crowns are often needed when a
large cavity threatens the ongoing health of a tooth.Crowns are
done as a routine treatment after root canal treatment to
re-inforce the strength of the tooth structure. Crowns are also
used to improve the appearance of teeth, to carry out cosmetic
procedures and help in smile designing. They are typically bonded
to the tooth using a dental cement. Crowns can be made from many
materials like
Metal,
Porcelain Fused to Metal, All Ceramic Crowns including Zirconia
Crowns which are usually fabricated using indirect
methods.
Who
should get crowns and/or bridges?
Crowns
are for patients who have broken teeth or large fillings. Bridges
are for people who lost a tooth or several teeth and would like to
restore the look of their smile, including the functionality of
their bite.
What is the
procedure?
The
procedure for dental crowns and bridges are very similar. We will
prepare the teeth by shaping and smoothing to fit under the crown
or bridge. Impressions of your teeth and bite will be taken and we
will fit temporary crowns over the teeth to protect them until the
permanent crowns or bridges can be placed. Once the final
fabricated crown/bridge is complete, you will need to visit
our office where in we remove the temp crown & fit the final
crown/bridge permanently with cement to your
tooth.
We
at THE DENTALsquare carefully analyse, verify & match the CROWN
color, seating to Aesthetically suite the patients facial
appeareance.
