Dental Crown Procedure Create Beautiful Smile

What Is Dental Crown?

Dental crowns are a type of cosmetic dental work, they are generally used in cosmetic dentistry as a form of dental restoration and are fitted over the remaining part of the original tooth or used as a cap for dental implants.

Dental crowns, when cemented into place, fully encase the entire visible portion of a tooth that lies at and above the gum line.

Dental crowns are regularly used when teeth have been broken, have been largely destroyed through dental decay or are excessively worn. A dental crown may be necessary to hold a dental bridge in place or to cover a dental implant.

Dental crowns can be fabricated or made in a laboratory. Prefabricated dental crowns are made of plastic or stainless steel and can be used as a temporary restoration until a permanent crown is manufactured. In some cases, prefabricated crowns can be used as a permanent restoration.

Dental Crown Procedure

During the crown procedure, your dentist prepares the tooth and makes a molded impression of the teeth to send to a dental laboratory. A fitted, temporary crown is created during this visit to temporarily protect the tooth while the final restoration is being made in the dental laboratory. Once completed, the crown is cemented at a later visit.

Typically, only two visits are required for this part of the dental crown procedure. Often, a preliminary restoration of your tooth may be needed before a crown can be placed. To stabilize your tooth, a filling must first be put in place prior to placing a crown due to the loss of original tooth structure.

Dental crown procedure restores the appearance of your teeth and can affect the muscles in your face. Dental crown after procedure will be the same size and shape as the natural tooth. It will keep your jaw and bite aligned; it will also make sure that other teeth don’t shift locations or take on a greater share of the work of biting and chewing.

Types of Dental Crown

There may be several types of dental crowns made of different materials:

• Porcelain Crown (generally used for front teeth as a straight porcelain crown is very natural looking but they are not as strong as bonded crowns)
• Porcelain Crown bonded to metal
• Ceramic Dental Crown which have the appearance of porcelain and the strength of bonded so are suitable for any position in the mouth
• Gold Alloy, a very hard wearing crown that is available in gold or white.

Porcelain crowns are fabricated from porcelain (dental ceramic). These crowns can possess a translucency that makes them the most cosmetically pleasing of all of the different types of dental crowns, they make your smile more real.

Dental Crown Care

The life of dental crown depends on the level of dental care. Many say dental crown will last for 7 – 10 years after dental crown procedure, but a well cared for dental crown can last a lot longer. Dental crowns are extremely hard wearing and durable but will not prevent further decay of the original tooth!

Once your dental crown is placed, make sure the area is brushed well and that you floss below the gum line. While the dental crown protects your remaining tooth from further decay, you must protect the base of the dental crown from bacterial growth and gum disease. Regular brushing and flossing will ensure that your dental crown will be in place for years to come.

Dental Crown Problems

A person may have an allergic sensitivity to all-porcelain restorations including dental crowns and porcelain veneers. Porcelain consists of metal oxides which are fused into glass. Since dental glass is formulated to be insoluble in water (or any fluid that can safely enter the mouth), the metallic molecules are not biologically available to interact with the patient’s immune system.

Cost Of Dental Crown

Cost of dental crowns is generally covered by dental insurance if they are used for restorative purposes. If you use any form of cosmetic dentistry, including dental crowns for appearance purposes you will normally have to cover the cost yourself.

A single dental crown will cost between $500 and $1,100 depending on restorative requirements and the materials used.