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Porcelain Crowns
Porcelain Crowns sometimes refer as ‘Dental Crowns’. Porcelain Crowns cover teeth that are broken, structurally compromised, or missing. Over time, your teeth can get damaged. This can happen for a variety of reasons because of which your teeth can lose their shape or size. Dental crowns often referred to as caps; sit over the entire part of the tooth that lies above the gum line. The crown restores the tooth’s shape, size, strength and appearance without detracting from the appearance of your smile. These dental crowns enhance your smile while also providing optimal function and strength.
- Why would I need a dental crown?
- To protect a weak, damaged, fractured tooth
- To prevent a tooth from breaking apart
- Holding a dental bridge in place
- Restoring a tooth after a root canal
- Covering a dental implant
- Covering misshapen or severely discolored teeth
- What are Porcelain crowns made of?
Porcelain crowns can be made out of many different materials such as metal, including gold, palladium, nickel and chromium, Porcelain-fused-to-metal, All-resin, All-ceramic or all-porcelain, pressed ceramic, etc.
- What problems can be developed with a porcelain crown?
Sometimes, newly Porcelain crown tooth may result into discomfort, sensitivity, Chipped crown, loose crown, and crowns falls off, allergic reaction. Pain or sensitivity that happens when you bite down usually means that the crown is high on the tooth.
- How is your tooth prepared for porcelain or Dental crown?
The tooth that’s going to receive the crown is examined and prepared. X-rays are taken of the tooth and the bone around it. Dentist might have to do a root canal treatment before your dental crown procedure if there’s any:
- Tooth decay.
- Risk of infection
- Injury to the tooth’s pulp. (Pulp is the soft tissue inside your teeth that contains blood vessels, nerves and connective tissue.)
- How long dental crown last?
On average, dental crowns last between five and 15 years. The life space of a crown depends upon the amount of “wear and tear” the crown is exposed to, how well you follow oral hygiene practices. These mouth-related habits can include things like:
- Grinding or clenching your teeth
- Chewing ice
- Biting your fingernails
- Using your teeth to open packaging