• Crowns: Dental Restoration

  Filed under Restoration
  Jul 10

  

  Crowns or caps are dental restorations made of coverings that fit over teeth. They may be necessary because of broken down old fillings, fractured, chipped or sensitive teeth and are used to improve the appearance of malformed or discolored natural teeth.

  Crowns strengthen and protect the remaining tooth structure. They can be made of different materials which include the full porcelain crown, the porcelain fused-to-metal crown and the all-metal crown. The patient and his dentist decide which type is appropriate, based on strength and aesthetic concerns of the tooth involved. The final crown is then fitted and cemented into place.
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