Dental Crowns
A Dental Crown, which is also referred to as a dental cap, is a prosthetic object that is permanently cemented onto a patient’s tooth. The purpose of a dental crown is to cover a patient’s damaged or cracked tooth, yet it also strengthens it and improves its overall appearance and alignment of the teeth.
Dental Crowns are made from the impression of a tooth or set of teeth they are going to cover. Before it is created, a dentist must reduce the tooth to fit the crown. A dentist may also place a temporary crown while the permanent crown is still in the making.
What A Dental Crown Looks Like
A Dental crown is a tooth-shaped “cap” that is placed over a tooth — to cover the tooth to restore its shape and size and improve its appearance.
A crown serves as a helmet for your tooth, but it is also used for the following reasons:
Protect a heavily-filled tooth (i.e. teeth that have huge fillings)
Act as a permanent filling option (i.e. example if your filling keeps dropping out, as the filling materials are not strong enough)
In place of an implant restoration when there is insufficient bone for the implant
There are different crowning materials that are selected by a professional dentist and which are also used to meet to your various dental needs. Come contact us or drop by our clinic to find out more!