Dental crowns protect damaged teeth by completely encasing the tooth structure, providing more support for chewing than a filling or onlay can. Stability is particularly crucial for molars, which absorb much of the force from chewing.
Historically, dental crowns come in a variety of materials from metal blends, gold, ceramic and hybrid metal-ceramic blends.
Until the development of CEREC (in-house ceramic) CAD/CAM technology, dental crowns required the use of a dental lab to fabricate a final restoration, which meant that crowns required at least two dental visits and a temporary restoration to protect the tooth for 1 to 2 weeks.
Dental crowns protect damaged teeth by completely encasing the tooth structure, providing more support for chewing than a filling or onlay can. Stability is particularly crucial for molars, which absorb much of the force from chewing.
Historically, dental crowns come in a variety of materials from metal blends, gold, ceramic and hybrid metal-ceramic blends.
Until the development of CEREC (in-house ceramic) CAD/CAM technology, dental crowns required the use of a dental lab to fabricate a final restoration, which meant that crowns required at least two dental visits and a temporary restoration to protect the tooth for 1 to 2 weeks.
Dental crowns protect damaged teeth by completely encasing the tooth structure, providing more support for chewing than a filling or onlay can. Stability is particularly crucial for molars, which absorb much of the force from chewing.
Historically, dental crowns come in a variety of materials from metal blends, gold, ceramic and hybrid metal-ceramic blends.
Until the development of CEREC (in-house ceramic) CAD/CAM technology, dental crowns required the use of a dental lab to fabricate a final restoration, which meant that crowns required at least two dental visits and a temporary restoration to protect the tooth for 1 to 2 weeks.
