What is a Dental Crown?
A dental crown is a restoration that covers a natural tooth right down to the gum line. The crown is made to fit tightly over the tooth, sealing it completely around the margin, just below the gum line. Because the entire tooth is covered, it is protected from damage preventing infection and decay. A dental crown can be made from various materials depending on the location of the tooth, patient preferences, and budget.
When Do You Need a Dental Crown?
If you have a tooth that is uncomfortable or painful or is significantly decayed or damaged, you might need a crown to restore it. Typically, we will suggest a dental crown to restore a tooth that is infected and requires root canal therapy, or has suffered from decay or is damaged by trauma, such as a blow to the mouth or vehicle accident, resulting in a loss of much of its structure.
Crowns restore teeth that have lost too much of their original structure to be restored with a filling. If we were to try repairing the tooth with a filling, there would be a real risk that the tooth could crack or crumble away when you bite or chew or that it could become infected.
In cosmetic dentistry, we can use dental crowns to cover teeth that are worn, too small, or not an ideal shape but are not necessarily damaged or decayed. Dental crowns can also be used to restore dental implants.
What Does a Dental Crown Look Like?
Dental crowns can be made from various materials, so their appearance depends on which is selected. No matter the material, the crown will be contoured to look like a real tooth, replacing any structure lost to infection, decay, or trauma.
PFZ Crowns
PFZ crowns, or porcelain-infused zirconium, are among our favorite choices for our patients in Midtown Manhattan or Downtown Brooklyn. Here is why we use PFZ crowns:
- Perfect combination of strength, durability, and aesthetics.
- Allow more light to pass through, making them look like your actual teeth.
- Suitable for retaining that “real” aesthetic look for your front teeth.
Read more: https://www.centurymedicaldental.com/dentistry/dental-crown/
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