What are Dental Crowns?
A dental crown is a tooth-shaped "cap" which encircles an existing tooth or implant. The crown covers the tooth to restore its shape, strength, size and improve its appearance. Crowns fully encase the visible portion of a tooth that lies above the gumline.
Dental crowns are sculpted to closely replicate the look of natural tooth enamel, while providing desirable resilience and strenth. Porcelain crowns are an excellent choice when recreating the function and form of a damaged tooth, because a crown basically replaces the entire external portion of the tooth down to the gum level. Crowns are not limited to replacing the original tooth, but can be designed to create an even better esthetic appearance.
Crowns are the treatment of choice in situations where tooth decay has destroyed most of the original tooth, when a traumatic event has caused damage, or in cases of severe enamel erosion. They are also an option for people who grind and clench their teeth so much that the original structure of their teeth has been compromised.
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