Our team can offer crowns when you have a cavity too severe for a filling, or an injury too advanced for a bonding procedure. But what materials do we make these crowns from, and how do we ensure a more lifelike appearance? In today’s blog, your team at Cedar West Dental in Richfield, MN, talks about the lifelike materials we use to craft your crowns!
The Need for a Dental Crown
A dental crown is a full restoration that covers the entire visible portion of your tooth, allowing our team to take on more severe restorative concerns. For example, we can repair cracked, chipped, or broken teeth, and add length to teeth worn-down by bruxism (teeth grinding). Placement could help address decay too severe for a filling to treat, and could complete a root canal if you have an infected tooth. We could help boost bite balance and chewing function too. If you have missing teeth, then our team could support a bridge or even restore a single tooth dental implant!
All-Porcelain
If we are repairing a tooth near the front of your mouth, we often offer the most lifelike material in the form of all-porcelain. This option is still durable and able to handle daily bite forces, but is also able to be shaded to blend with your smile and look natural.
Porcelain-Fused-To-Metal
The side and rear teeth in your mouth tend to ensure greater bite forces and pressures through the day, which is why we may offer a more durable option than all-porcelain. But we also want to ensure a lifelike appearance! With porcelain-fused-to-metal, we can combine the strength of metal with the lifelike appearance of porcelain, so you can obtain restorations ready to last for years to come, and look great at the same time.
Zirconia
We also have another very durable material; this one contains no metal and is perfect for people who cannot receive metal restorations. Zirconia is very strong and able to handle daily bite forces and pressures, and we could use these for the rear teeth.
With all of these options, we will custom-make the restoration using advanced digital imaging to ensure a proper fit, a balanced bite, and a lifelike appearance. If you have any questions about how we repair and restore your smile with a custom crown, or if you have an aching or damaged tooth that needs care, then contact our team today to learn more and start your treatment journey.
Schedule A Visit for Smile Improvement
We want to help treat the issues too severe for a filling or bonding procedure! To learn more about our approach to restorative dentistry, call Cedar West Dental in Richfield, MN, today at 612) 861-7188.
