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• | You require a bridge for your missing teeth - dental bridges use crowns to fix them onto the adjacent natural teeth. |
• | You have received a root canal treatment - after a root canal treatment, a dental crown is placed on the filled tooth to protect it from re-infection and restore the strength of the tooth. |
• | You have a badly damaged tooth that cannot be filled - for teeth that are badly damaged by an infection (a large cavity), a filling might be impossible. In such a case, a dental crown can be placed over the tooth to protect it from further infection and strengthen it. |
• | You have discolored or improperly shaped teeth - dental crowns can also be used for cosmetic reasons to hide flaws such as discoloration or uneven tooth shape. |
• | You have a cracked, broken, worn down, or weak tooth - crowns can be used to hide damage to a tooth, and restore its strength. |
• | You are getting dental implants - dental crowns are used to cover dental implants, thus offering a full restoration of a missing tooth. |
• | Natural-tooth colored crowns - these are dental crowns that are made from materials with a natural tooth-like color. Examples include ceramic, porcelain, glass, and composite-resin crowns. They are mostly used for their cosmetic benefits when restoring the appearance of the missing or damaged teeth. |
• | Metal alloy crowns - these are made from metal alloys such as gold alloys, platinum alloys, cobalt-chromium, nickel-chromium, and others. These metal alloys are strong and durable, and thus the crowns are used where the natural tooth is weakened. However, due to their color, they are mostly used for posterior teeth. |
• | Porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns - metal crowns can be covered with porcelain to make them appear more natural. As a result, they can be used on the visible anterior teeth, without the fear that they will be unsightly. However, there is a risk that porcelain can come off with time, exposing the metal section. |
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