Dental Crowns
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Dental Crowns
Dental crowns refer to surface coverings fixed on a damaged tooth. They are used for teeth protection and covering, they are also useful for teeth form restoration. Dental crowns are produced from porcelain, resin, metals, and ceramics. Generally, they don’t need much attention besides daily oral hygiene.
What are Dental Crowns
A variety of events can cause damage to your teeth. For example, dental caries otherwise known as tooth decay, trauma to the face. Dental crowns are tooth-like materials that are placed on the surface of your tooth. The attached crown re-establishes the tooth’s form, vigor and outlook.
The dental crown is firmly fixed into position on your tooth where it closes any opening by which the tooth may be seen.
Dental crowns are useful for:
Preventing a fragile tooth from breaking off and also holding the weak tooth in place.
Recovering critically worn-out tooth.
Mechanical support of a tooth with a rather large filling
Firmly keeping a dental bridge in position
Covering malformed or critically stained teeth.
Hiding a dental implant.
Enveloping a tooth that has undergone root canal treatment.
Bite alignment.
To achieve a more beautiful smile by leveling the size, shape, and color of your teeth.
A more charming smile which is as a result of a well-trimmed, shaped and hued tooth.
Selection Of Dental Crown
When you need a crown, you immediately start thinking about the types of dental crowns and their costs. This is because today many different types of crowns vary depending on materials, cost, procedures, and patients’ needs.
When considering whether to go for a crown, one thing that comes to mind is the kind of dental crowns available and their affordability. This is because in recent times there are several types of crowns based on materials, procedures as well as patients’ requirements.
There are five(5) major types of dental crowns involved in dentistry, and they are:
Full Metal Crowns
From archaic times, dental crowns have since been created from yellowish gold and it is still applicable in modern-day private dentistry but its expensive nature has thus made it inconsiderable of late. The modern state-of-the-art bio-compact alloys are currently utilized as a replacement. Examples of which are Chromium and palladium. In contrast with the different crown types, a reduced amount of tooth components is required to be extracted with metallic crowns and afterward can condole chewing and biting pressures for a long-lasting period. Contemporary metallic crowns are used for individuals who possess minor gaps when gnashing their teeth and they are the affordable type. Metal crowns generally are the best option for out of view rear teeth, should porcelain be unsuitable.
Porcelain Fused to Metal
Porcelain crowns possess a slim metallic sub-structure to confer vigor and can be made to match the color of your neighboring teeth. These crowns are employed in modern-day dentistry and by the different segments of porcelain, they are modified into different levels of appearance quality. When compared to others, porcelain crowns appears more closely similar to the normal teeth. Although, in some cases, the metal underneath the porcelain may appear as a black line, mostly at the gum lining. These crowns are a good option for both front and rear teeth.
Pressed Crown All-Ceramic Crown
The unique color quality of the All-ceramic dental crowns is second to none. It is advisable for use by individuals that suffer from metal hypersensitivity (allergies), in some other cases, personal wants and desire to upgrade facial appearance (smile) might also prompt the use of this dental crown. Pressed Crowns are self-fitting as they are not supported by a cap or underlying layer, they derive their vigor and strength from their Link and connection to the tooth, becoming new segments of the natural tooth. The pressed crowns are a form of ceramic (Lithium disilicate) that can be fixed into the exact likeness of a tooth and is also a unique method of creating a crown of high quality. The All-ceramic dental crowns are an advisable option for frontal teeth provided it is medically appropriate.
Zirconia Crowns
This is a bio-compact artificial material that is tough and translucent. It comes in many different forms and colors, and due to its rigid strength, it can be applied just the same way as an All-metallic crown. Complete contour zirconia without added porcelain is medically optional for grinders and bruxists who do not desire to have a foreign object (metal) visible on their gum lining. Zirconia is the best option for anyone in search of full ceramic restoration that is both natural and hard.
Note: Our dental crowns are effortlessly designed and fabricated via the aid of CAD/CAM and a 3D printing system. With this our expert dentists and crafters can produce precise results while still ensuring form dynamism, size, texture, and also aging factor.
What is the cost of a Dental Crown? Filling?
The price of dental crowns is model-dependent. You can afford to save 75% on your dental therapy when compared to Europe, the UK, and the USA.
The under-listed prices display the low and high cost for Dental crowns in xxxx. Below are the Specific Crown types and their costs:
Porcelain-fused-to-metal Crowns — £ 135 – £ 150 (per tooth)
Zirconium (Porcelain) Crowns — £ 180 – £ 220 (per tooth)
E-MAX® Crowns/Full Veneers — £ 240 – £ 280 (per tooth)
Temporary Crowns — £ 0 – £ 35 (per tooth)
Are Dental Crowns Painful?
Before the introduction of the dental crown into your oral cavity, a local anesthetic is administered by our dentist, for a painless procedure on the patient. Although, a mild inconvenience is felt as well as dryness of the mouth due to numbness. Thereafter, the administered anesthesia gradually disappears, with visible swell on the jaw area, and also the treated tooth will exhibit soreness. Over a short time, the pains gradually diminish.
Are Dental Crowns durable?
The dental crown’s durability is dependent on the type of crown. For some, the longevity can be up to 20years if properly maintained. For a long-lasting crown, the practice of good oral hygiene should be adopted as well as periodic dental checks by a dentist. There are also the stainless steel crowns, these do not have the quality of longevity and they are specifically for infant (baby) teeth.