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| A crown or
cap is a restoration that covers the entire
tooth, protecting and adding strength to
the damaged tooth. The crown restores the
normal shape and size of the tooth.
There are three types of basic crowns: those
made of gold, porcelain with metal crowns,
and full porcelain crowns.
Crowns made of gold: Gold
crowns are appropriate when appearance is
not a priority to you. We don’t do
gold crowns that much anymore.
Porcelain and metal crowns: Those crowns
are made from porcelain fused to metal.
They have a natural appearance, they are
metal from the inside and porcelain from
the outside, you can’t see the metal.
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Full porcelain crowns:
It is pure ceramic. Since it doesn’t
have the metal substructure the translucency
makes it hard to tell from natural teeth.
And the problem of the dark line at the
edge of the gums is eliminated. When you
want to improve your smile all porcelain
crowns are a beautiful and natural looking
choice.
Why should I get
a crown?
- Worn fillings. When a large filling
needs to be replaced it’s better
to go for a crown. Fillings don’t
add any strength to the tooth, and crowns
can protect it from breaking
- Cracked tooth. Before a cracked tooth
breaks it may hurt when you chew, or be
sensitive to hot and cold, but sometimes
it feels fine. So it is important to pay
attention because is better to fix it
before it breaks. To prevent it from breaking
we cover the tooth with a crown
- Failing crown. Sometimes a crown needs
to be replaced because the crowned tooth
gets a cavity below the crown. The cavity
never comes down through the crown, it
get started at the edge of the crown,
where the tooth meets the crown. Unfortunately
this is one of the toughest spots to keep
free of plaque, causing those cavities
- Large cavities. Because the tooth doesn’t
have enough structure so is weakened,
and the crown adds strength by covering
and protecting it
- After root canal. The tooth needs strength
because it is weak and brittle. Weak because
the center of the tooth was removed to
get at the infected nerve, and only the
sides of the tooth are left. And brittle
because the nerve and blood supply are
gone
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How
do I get a crown?
It usually takes two appointments to make
a crown. We want it to be comfortable to
you, so the first thing we do is make sure
you are numb. Then we remove any decay on
the tooth, or the old filling and shape
it with the handpiece, to make enough space
for the crown. Sometimes to help us make
a more accurate impression we put a small
piece of string in the space between the
tooth and the gums. This gently pushes the
gums away from the tooth. We send the impressions
to the laboratory and it usually takes two
weeks for the lab to custom-craft the crown
to perfectly fit your tooth. During those
two weeks you’ll have a temporary
crown covering your tooth.
On your second appointment
we remove your temporary crown, clean the
temporary cement and try in your permanent
crown. We check the fit and your bite. When
everything looks good we cement it in place
and you’ll have a new crown.
Make
an appointment today!
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