Dental Crowns

Dental crowns generally add a great deal of strength to a worn or weakened tooth. There are many types of dental crowns like gold crowns, porcelain crowns and porcelain fused to metal crowns. The cosmetic dentist will be the best one for you to take advice regarding which type is best for you.

There are many benefits of dental crowns; after the crowning process is completed, the teeth of the patient become much attractive and stronger. Crowns are designed and created to give a natural look. It can also improve the appearance of your tooth. The best part of crown is that it can last for a long time. It lasts for about eight years. Crowns can last for much longer time if patients have a good oral hygiene and keep away from damaging habits like fingernail biting, ice chewing and teeth grinding. 

Dental crown made up from gold is least complicated and is the simplest one. The tooth structure removal is quite minimal leaving the healthier structure of tooth to remain. Fitting up the gold crowns to that area where crown and tooth meet are very easy. Gold crown doesn’t cause the opposite teeth to wear even after many years. 

Tooth crowns that are made and prepared from reinforced resin or porcelain are regarded as aesthetically satisfying. This material actually comes with many shades which can match easily to the surrounding teeth’s color. The porcelain fused to metal crowns is also quite good. This type of crown has a very natural look.

There are also many disadvantages of the dental crowns. Are you interested to know about them too?

Gold crowns do not look attractive or appealing when placed at front in the mouth. Then the porcelain thickness needed for pleasing aesthetics requires more tooth structure to be removed. Porcelain crowns are really difficult to be fit between the crowns itself and the gum. It requires great dexterity level from crown fabricator and dentist. Gingival inflammation is the most common drawback with the porcelain crowns. Then again the crowns that are made up of porcelain can chip sometimes. If it’s a small chip, composite resin can be applied for repairing the chip. If however, the chip is extensive, the crown should be replaced.

The porcelain fused to metal crowns is not without any disadvantage. There is a metal substructure and requires opaque below porcelain. Darker line is occasionally visible at the crown’s edge near the gum. Cement may also wash away from under the crown. The crown becomes loose when such a thing happens and allows bacteria to let in thereby causing decay of the tooth. Crowns can fall off sometimes.

All the drawbacks of dental crowns can be checked. Aren’t you interested to know how? The patient should stop chewing hard food. Teeth grinding should also be avoided. The patient should brush twice everyday and clean in between teeth.