Dental Crowns and Bridges

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DENTAL CROWNS AND BRIDGES

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Introduction

• Dental crown is a tooth-shaped "cap" to cover the
  tooth thence, it will remain the shape, size,
  strength and improve its appearance. Your tooth
  will be examined and preparation will be done
  before the surgery.
• Dental Crowns might be needed in the following
  cases
• To safeguard the weak tooth from breaking or to
  hold together parts of break tooth
• To renew an already broken tooth
• To cover and support a tooth with a large filling
  when doesnt have lot of tooth left
• To hold a dental bridge in place
• To cover severely discolored teeth
• To cover a dental implant
• To make a cosmetic adjustment

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Introduction

• Crown maybe use on primary (baby) teeth in order
  to
• Protect a tooth that has been very damaged by
  decay that it cant support a filing.
• Secure the teeth of a child at high risk for
  tooth decay.
• To give proper requirements of dental care
  through decreasing the frequency of general
  anesthesia for children unable because of age,
  behavior or medical history.

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Types of Dental Crowns

• Stainless Steel
• Prefabricated crowns that are used as temporary
  measure to protect the tooth. Its commonly used
  to children because they dont need multiple
  dental visits and much budget wisely than
  custom-made crowns and prophylactic dental care.
• Metals
• These are used in crowns that includes gold
  alloy, other alloys or a base-metal alloy. It
  doesnt break even though for biting and chewing
  forces. Their good choice for out-of-sight
  molars.
• Porcelain-fused-to-metal
• It looks like normal teeth however, sometimes the
  metal placed beneath the crowns porcelain can
  show through as a dark line, especially at the
  gum line and even more so if your gums recede.
  These crowns might be a good choice for long
  bridges wherein the metal is needed for strength
  and for front or back teeth.

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Types of Dental Crowns

• All-resin
• These are less expensive however, they are more
  prone to fractures and they wear down over time.
  Their usually used only for temporary crowns.
• All-ceramic or all-porcelain
• Dental crowns might be more suitable for people
  with metal allergies and they provide better
  natural color match. All- ceramic crowns are a
  good choice for front teeth.
• Temporary versus permanent
• Mostly permanent crowns are made in the dental
  laboratory while temporary crowns can be done in
  the dentists office. Temporary crowns are made
  of acrylic or stainless steel and can be used as
  temporary repair until permanent crown is
  constructed by a lab.
• Zirconia or milled crown
• Dental offices that have the software and
  hardware can produce a crown by one visit only,
  no need for temporary crowns.