Dental crowns
Porcelain fused metal (PFM) is the most common and popular material used for crown fabrication in prosthetic dentistry. The crown coping is made of the metal frame with layered and sintered ceramic.
DENTAL CROWN PROCEDURE
Dental crown prosthetics is carried out in several steps as outlined below:
- Dentist takes an impression of your teeth and sends it away to a technician who will prepare the crown. You will be given a temporary crown to get you through until the permanent crown is made;
- When your permanent crown is ready, you will go back to the dentist and have it fitted using dental cement or adhesive.
Main indications for use of the crown prosthetics are:
- partial or full loss of teeth;
- destruction of existing crowns;
- high enamel attrition;
- chewing dysfunction;
- serious growth anomalies of own teeth.
Crown prosthetics is in great demand. This is due to a large amount of advantages, such as:
- excellent aesthetics;
- great hygiene and protection from penetration of hazardous and pathogenic bacteria in gum and bone areas;
- protection of a tooth from premature destruction due to weakening or damage;
- no chemical reactions to any product;
- no discomfort during chewing;
- perfect biocompatibility (when fixing crown prosthesis, the oral cavity, gums and other teeth are safe from any serious damage);
- persistent natural color (consumption of products containing coloring pigments does not affect the color of the ceramics, thus it remains unchanged);
- uniform distribution of chewing load, no risk of chipping, cracking, and gingival atrophy;
- long-term service life of about 15 years provided that recommendations of the dentist are adhered to.
Note that any teeth manipulation during dental prosthetics is carried out with local anesthesia, therefore patient does not feel any pain. Crowning ensures beautiful and healthy smile.