What is a crown &/or what are the different types of crowns?
A dental crown may be defined as a tooth-shaped cap which is used to cover the tooth in order to restore its size, shape, strength and to improve its appearance. They may be needed to protect a weak tooth or hold the parts of cracked tooth together, to cover a dental implant or a severly discolored tooth, to make cosmetic modification, to hold the dental bridge, etc.
The different types of crowns may include
– stainless steel which are used on permanent teeth as a temporary measure.
– metal crown which may include gold or other alloys. But the main drawback is the metallic color.
– porcelain fused to metal which can be matched to your adjacent teeth.
– all resins which are less expensive, but wear down over time.
– all ceramic or all porcelain suitable for people with metal allergies.
Since the metal crowns leave behind a metallic color after some time, therefore, dental zirconia is preferred as it matches the color of teeth and does not leave any color.
• A crown is a covering or “cap” over your tooth structure to protect a fractured or weakened tooth. There are various types of crowns such as gold based with porcelain built over it, all gold, or many types of all porcelain crowns including Cerecs. Cerecs can be used in many situations and are designed on a computer. This information is sent to a milling machine which custom mills these crowns from a solid block of porcelain. These can often be done in one visit. Our office is one of only a handful of offices in NE Florida to offer this in office technology.
