A dental crown is a fixed restoration fitted on broken teeth and dental implants to restore and protect them from further damage.
Besides strengthening a damaged tooth, a crown can be used to improve the appearance, shape or alignment of your teeth. Unlike dentures, crowns are cemented onto your existing teeth or implants and can be removed only by a dentist.
How do crowns work?
Crowns come in a variety of materials, such as porcelain, ceramic, gold, acrylic and ceramic. The impressions of the teeth will be taken to shape the crown.
It is essential to take proper aftercare and keep the crown just as clean the natural teeth. Although the crowns cannot decay, the decay can start where the edge of the crown joins the tooth.
What are the advantages of dental crowns?
- Restore badly broken or fractured teeth
- Improve the appearance of poorly shaped teeth
- Support the dental bridges that are replacing other missing teeth
- Cover teeth that have had root canal treatments