When a dental crown needs replacement ;
Usually a dental crown lasts 10-15 or more years, however the patient has to take care of oral hygiene. But there are cases that it should be replaced earlier when is established:
1. Receding gums
2. Discolor of the crown
3. Crown breakage
4. Tooth decay, cervical of the crown
Indications :
1. Teeth with endodontic treatment
2. Broken teeth
3. Teeth with large dental fillings
4. If there is a loss of tooth surface because of the age or grinding
5. Improving the aesthetic appearance of a tooth (if we want to change color, shape, layout on the front teeth and there is no possibility of applying a more conservative technique as veneers, whitening, bonding, etc.) 6. For the support of a removable denture or bridge, when missing adjacent teeth
Cost of a dental crown :
The cost of a dental crown varies depending on the type of crown, the metal alloy, the kind of the porcelain, the technique to be applied, whether to put temporary crown and the dental laboratory level services that manufacture the crown
The total cost may increase if the tooth that will be placed the crown need additional therapy (eg endodontic treatment, fillings, post and core etc.)
Metallic
from gold alloy or palladium alloy or an alloy of basic metals
● They have great strength
● They do not have good aesthetics
All ceramic
Made entirely of porcelain
● Extremely high aesthetics
● Reduced strength
● Usually used in the frontal teeth
● Relatively high cost
● Its contraindicated for patients with bruxism or teeth grinding
Metal- ceramic
Consisting inside of a metal alloy (titanium, gold, chromium, nickel, cobalt, etc.) which is externally covered with porcelain
● High resistance
● Good aesthetics
● Used in any area of the mouth
● Used as supported of dental bridge or removable denture
● Good fit
Zirconia (or zirconium)
Consisting inside of zirconia (zirconium) which is externally covered by porcelain
● High resistance
● Excellent aesthetics
● Used in any area of the mouth
● Used as supported of dental bridge
● Good fit
Treatment :
1st visit :
• Color measurement with SpectroShade™ Micro
• Taking initial dental impressions with trays and impression materials for preparing the temporary crown
2nd visit :
• Local anesthesia
• Reduction of the volume of the tooth –tooth preparation
• Temporary crown placed
3nd visit :
• Removal of the temporary crown
• Final preparation of the tooth
• Taking final dental impressions
• Temporary crown replaced
4nd visit :
• Removal of the temporary crown
• Probing base of the dental crown
• Temporary crown replaced
5th visit :
• Removal of the temporary crown
• Probing of the dental crown with porcelain which is not finally polished
• Temporary crown replaced
6th visit :
• Removal of the temporary crown
• Permanent cementation of the dental crown
