Dental Crown Types & It's Advantages – Sacramento,CA

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Dental Crown Types It's Advantages
Sacramento,CA

• By Dr. Micheal Fife
• Craftsman Dental Care
• Address 1801 Professional Drive, Sacramento, CA,
  95825
• Ph.No 916-974-1160
• www.craftsmandentalcare.com

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Introduction

• A dental crown is an artificial tooth shaped cap
  that is placed over a tooth to cover a damaged
  tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, and
  improve its appearance. A dental crown is also
  use in bridges to fill the gap if there is one or
  two teeth missing.

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A dental crown is mostly needed in the following
situation

• 1. To protect a weak tooth from breaking.
• 2. To Cover a dental implant.
• 3. To cover misshapen or severely discolored
  teeth.
• 4. To restore a broken tooth.
• 5. To hold a dental bridge in place.
• 6. To improve the appearance of tooth.

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Types of Dental Crown Materials

• 1. Ceramic Dental Crowns.
• 2. Porcelain-Fused to Metal Dental Crowns.
• 3. Gold Alloys Dental Crowns.
• 4. Base Metal Alloys Dental Crowns.

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Ceramic Dental Crowns

• A Ceramic Dental Crowns is most often used to
  restore the front teeth. Due to it's natural
  color and texture ceramic crowns are able to
  blend effortlessly with your remaining natural
  teeth.

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Advantages Disadvantages of Ceramic Dental
Crown

• Advantages
• 1. It match to your other teeth in color and
  appearance.
• 2. It make This makes difficult to notice that
  a damaged tooth is being hidden
  and protected.
• Disadvantages
• 1. More tooth reduction.

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Porcelain-Fused to Metal Dental Crowns

• This Porcelain-Fused to Metal Dental Crowns
  provide the patient with a natural-looking tooth.
  To undergo this procedure the dentist must
  remove a moderate amount of tooth structure.

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Advantages Disadvantages of PFM

• Advantages
• 1. They can save your tooth.
• 2. They are stronger and often more durable.
• 3. They have a very high rate of success in the
  long run.
• Disadvantages
• 1. They may wear opposing teeth.
• 2. Porcelain Breakage.
• 3. Greater tooth reduction is needed.

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Gold Alloys Dental Crowns

• Gold crowns are one of the classic types of
  dental crowns used in dentistry . There are two
  types of gold alloys dental crowns. The full gold
  crown is made entirely of gold another type is
  porcelain fused to a metal crown.

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The types of alloy used for fabricating gold
crowns are

• 1. High Noble Alloy.
• 2. Noble Alloy.
• 3. Non-Noble Alloy

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Advantages Disadvantages of Good Alloys Dental
Crown

• Advantages
• 1. Superior Strength.
• 2. Superior Longevity.
• 3. Good Biocompatibility.
• 4. Superior Fit.
• Disadvantages
• 1. Shinny metallic appearance.
• 2. Metal allergies.

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Base Metal Alloys Dental Crowns

• These Dental crown are resistant to corrosion and
  incredibly strong.
• To apply this crown a minimum amount of tooth
  structure must be removed. This base metal alloys
  dental crowns are very gentle against its
  neighboring teeth.

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Advantages of Base Metal Alloys Dental Crowns

• 1. It provide great strength to the crown and
  tooth.
• 2. It matches your tooth color.

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