Dental Crowns
A dental crown may be the best option for a tooth when the filling takes up more room than the natural tooth structure or where the tooth has fractured, been treated with root canal therapy or is severely discoloured. A crown completely encases a tooth and seals it to prevent fractures and ensure the long-term health of severely broken down teeth.
MATERIALS OF DENTAL CROWNS
Crowns can be made with numerous different materials. Depending on your individual need, crowns can be made of ceramic, gold, or a combination of ceramic, gold and porcelain. Crowns are often made of a white coloured ceramic called Zirconia.
There are times where metals are required especially when in implant abutments or crowns. We do not offer inferior metals as an option for any crown, bridge or implant-supported structures. When you need a crown with metal, you can be sure that at our clinic the metal that lines the crown are high quality metals such as platinum, palladium and gold blends.
DENTAL CROWNS ARE OFTEN REQUIRED:
The entire structure is compromised when the existing filling in your tooth takes up more room than natural tooth structure. A crown assists with holding the filling and tooth together.- When the tooth is severely discoloured which can not be addressed with tooth whitening or porcelain veneers.
- When the tooth has fractures.
- After root canal therapy, these teeth almost always require crowns as they lose a great deal of tooth structure from previous fractures, decay, or the root canal process and are furthermore prone to fracture.
- As an anchor for a bridge to replace a missing tooth.
The entire structure is compromised when the existing filling in your tooth takes up more room than natural tooth structure. A crown assists with holding the filling and tooth together.THE DENTAL CROWN PROCEDURE INVOLVES:
- Preparing (drilling) the tooth into a shape acceptable for the device.
- Taking moulds of the prepared tooth and the teeth that bite into the prepared tooth.
- Selecting a shade for tooth-coloured crowns.
- Fabricating a temporary crown that will remain in place while the crown is being constructed.
- Cementing or bonding the completed crown into position.
( This procedure can take from two appointments, but in more complicated cases we may require as many as four appointments).
FAQs About Dental Crowns.
HOW DO I LOOK AFTER MY CROWN?
As is true with your natural teeth and especially with teeth that have fillings, you should avoid chewing sticky or excessively hard foods. Anything you chew that could break a natural tooth could break a crown!
WHICH FILLING TYPE SHOULD I HAVE?
Our Bondi Junction dentist will recommend the best material to meet your specific needs. Longevity of any of the restorations depend on the quality of the materials and the technical skills in construction and placement (we continually review our techniques to ensure we have the best possible technical skills), and how you maintain the fillings or crowns once they are in your mouth.
Clenching and grinding habits will significantly shorten the useful life of any restoration placed. Food and clenching can break your natural tooth and likewise break any restoration. When it is small and simpler to fix, we recommend six monthly check ups and teeth cleaning appointments as problems can be identified and corrected.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CROWN MADE AT OUR DENTAL CLINIC?
Some crowns are lined with metals, we do not offer inferior metals as an option for any crown, bridge, or implant-supported structures. This means that in the case of crowns lined with metals we use only high noble metals such as palladium, platinum and gold blends.
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