Porcelain, zirconia and E-max options. Restore severely damaged teeth and prevent tooth loss. All crown treatment starts with a check-up.
Dental crowns are teeth-like prosthetic teeth that sit on top of your natural teeth when teeth are too badly damaged for a filling or an inlay.
We’ll need to use something much stronger to protect your tooth from crumbling away.
However, dental crowns are not always necessary and might not be the most suitable treatment for your condition.
That’s why it’s better to consult a dentist beforehand or obtain a second opinion to explore alternatives.
Sign up as a new patient or book a check-up so we can determine which type of crown would work best for you.
The best crowns to look natural, blend with the rest of the smile and withstand biting forces.
Designed to look like natural teeth, these crowns are best placed at the front of the mouth.
Zirconium crowns are superior in strength, stability and durability.
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Porcelain crowns will typically last for 15-30 years and are the closest mimic to natural teeth. These kinds of crowns are recommended for the front teeth due to their aesthetic appeal.
Zirconia is one of the stronger and more durable dental crown types – being three times stronger than porcelain. Zirconia can withstand wear and tear more easily and is near impossible to chip.
Another high-strength crown, E-max is made from lithium disilicate material making it a good choice not just for longevity but for appealing aesthetic reasons too.
Our dental crowns are made from a variety of materials, but modern porcelain crowns are the most popular due to their aesthetic appeal. Porcelain has translucent properties, which means it can reflect light in the same way natural teeth can.
For patients who are not so concerned about their crown blending in with the rest of their smile, other materials are available, such as Metal, Gold, and white-coloured materials like Zirconia (the strongest) and Emax.
Metal-based crowns are often more recommended for molars at the back of your mouth to provide added strength and stability.
Dental crowns are used across several fields of dentistry, making them among the most versatile dental restorations available.
Not only are they cost-effective when you consider how long they last, but they can often be much more affordable than replacing an entire tooth with an implant.
Dental crowns are often the ideal solution to protecting teeth that have become weak from decay or have broken or cracked. And as fractured and chipped teeth carve the path for infections and decay to spread, crowns become an essential prosthetic to preserve your tooth.
Patients not concerned about losing a tooth should first know the consequences.
Once you have lost a tooth, gum disease becomes much more prevalent and the bone in the jaw begins to deplete, causing further tooth loss.
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