What are Porcelain Crowns?
A crown sometimes referred to as cap are a covering that encases the entire tooth surface .It is also a single tooth restoring it to its original shape and size. Although there are several types of crowns, porcelain (tooth coloured crown) are the most popular, because they resemble your natural teeth. Most crowns are made in dental laboratory.
Porcelain crowns are made to match the shape, size, and colour or your teeth giving you a natural, long-lasting beautiful smile.They are highly durable and will last many years, but like most dental restorations, they may eventually need to be replaced.
Reasons for crowns.
A crown protects and strengthens tooth structure that cannot be restored with fillings or other types of restorations.
- Broken or fractured teeth
- Cosmetic enhancement
- Decayed teeth that have destroyed majority of tooth structure.
- Fractured fillings
- Large fillings
- Tooth has a root canal
Treatment.
This will take 2 appointments, in the first appointment the tooth will be prepared for the crown, impressions will be taken and a temporary crown will be cemented to your tooth with a temporary cement while the impressions are sent to the lab to have the crown made. Generally 2 weeks later at the second visit the temporary crown will be removed and the permanent crown will be cemented with a permanent cement.