Dental Restoration Trends

Dental crowns are usually created by a dental technician. In order to manufactures devices that will fit a patient, they must be skilled and recently have knowledge in CAD/CAM. They usually used different materials in creating a crown, and one of these substances is porcelain. The dentist will just specify a shade of porcelain, correspond to a set of pots in the lab which contain porcelain powder. The powder correspond to the dentine base is mixed with water, and then fired. To mimic the natural translucency of the enamel tooth, further layers are built-up.

Here are some of the types of dental restoration procedures done today:

1. Fillings. As the name implies fillings are done to fill in holes in the teeth caused by tooth decay or cavities. Fillings are made out of a variety of materials that range from amalgam, gold and metal alloys, or porcelain.

2. Veneers. Veneers refer to a thin shell made out of porcelain or composite resin that make teeth look better.

3. Crowns. Crowns refer to the a type of dental restoration that covers the entire part of the tooth / teeth that are exposed. Crowns last for about five to seven years, depending on patient maintenance.

4. Dental implants. Dental implants are considered as permanent false teeth which are usually drilled into the bone as replacement for lost teeth.