Crowns

Crowns

Types of Crowns:

There are many different type of crowns. These include:

• Full porcelain crown
• Full ceramic crown
• Full Metal crown (non-precious metal)
• Full Gold crown
• Porcelain fused to metal crown (has two shells, an outer shell made out of tooth color porcelain and inner shell or coping made out of various types of non-precious metal, semi-preciousmetal, and precious metal such as gold for high biocompatibility and adaptability)
• Captek crown (an porcelain outer shell and a inner shell metal coping with more than 90% gold content
• 3G Zirconium crown (outer shell made out of zirconium and an inner aluminum inner shell or coping.
• Lava crown ( an outer zirconium shell and an inner Zirconium shell coping which is precisely milled at 3M Milling center under a computer scan of your tooth’s impression for an accurate fit)

Procedure
This is usually a 2 visits procedure.

During the first visit:

• You will be anesthetized with a local dental anesthetic.
• Your tooth will be clean free of all decay and stain under the assisting of a Microscope as deem necessary.
• Your tooth is prepared smaller to make room for the fabrication of the covering crown surface outside. Usually 1 mm-1.5mm is removed from your tooth structure.
• An impression is taken of your prepared tooth.
• A matching color of your existing teeth is record for shade matching.

During a second visit:

• We will try in your crown and inspect it under the Microscope as deem necessary.
• An X-ray, Fit Checker paste, and dental explorer will be utilized to confirm the precise fit and seal of your crown.
• Your crown is cemented or bonded with cement on your tooth, leaving you with a beautiful restored smile.