CROWNS

Dental crowns (also sometimes referred to as ‘dental caps’ or ‘tooth caps’)

cover over and encase the tooth on which they are cemented. Dentists use

crowns when rebuilding broken or decayed teeth, as a way to strengthen

teeth and and as method to improve the cosmetic appearance of a tooth.

Crowns are made in a dental laboratory by a dental technician who uses

moulds of your teeth made by your dentist.The type of crown your dentist

recommends will depend on the tooth involved and sometimes on your

preference. They include porcelain crowns, porcelain-bonded-to-metal

crowns, which combine the appearance of tooth coloured material with the

strength of metal, gold alloy crowns and acrylic crowns.


Your dentist may recommend metal crown for molars especially if you have a

heavy bite or you grind your teeth at night. Or your dentist may suggest a

combination of metal and porcelain, using metal only on the chewing surface

and at the gum area.