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Dental Crowns

A crown is an artificial restoration that fits over the remaining part of a prepared tooth, making it strong and giving it the shape of a natural tooth. A crown is sometimes known as a ‘cap’.

Crowns are the best way to reconstruct teeth that are chipped off or that have become weak due to decomposition or an extremely large filling. Now a crown is fixed on top of the left over tooth, rendering it sturdy and providing it with a natural tooth’s shape.

Different kinds of materials are used in crowns and there are new materials being developed constantly. The following are a few of the alternatives available today:

• Porcelain fused with precious metal: in fact the majority of crowns are manufactured from this. A precious metal foundation is created and porcelain layers are then smeared on top of it.
• Porcelain: we use computer scanning technology to make porcelain veneers to give you a great looking finish. Crowns made from porcelain have a better appearance than those made from porcelain to metal, and they don't leave any dark lines around your teeth.
• Porcelain & composite: crowns made of materials containing porcelain & composite resin can at times appear like the real thing. But, when compared with bonded metal crowns, these crowns are far less sturdy.
• Glass: crowns made of glass seem extremely natural and are fixed on both anterior and posterior teeth.
• Precious metal (palladium and gold): such crowns are extremely tough and durable, but are generally fixed towards the back of your mouth, where they normally are undetectable.