Also known as "caps" Cosmetic Porcelain Crowns are very attractive looking and provide a more natural look as compared to amalgam or gold crowns. Although there are of course the metal crowns are previously said, there are porcelain-covered metal crowns and full porcelain crowns. There are several reasons for which you may need or benefit from a crown : excessive decay, root canal teeth, discoloved teeth or fractures.

How is the crown made?

Your initial appointment requires tooth preparation which will involve and removal of decay and grinding down of the tooth using a specialized instruments. You will then have and impression along with a representation for how your upper and lower jaws come together (bite registration). The color for porcelain crowns will also determined by matching your remaining natural teeth. A Temporary crown will also be made which will somewhat resemble your tooth. Your impression, the shade and bite registration are sent to the lab where they will construct your porcelain crown.

Within 2 weeks or more, it is sent back to your dentist's office. When you reture, your dentist will remove your temporary crown and ascertain your permanent crown fits well. Any adjustments are made over your natural tooth. Your dentist will then have you bite down on what look like thick carbon paper to check your bite. If proper contact are not being made correctly or your bite is uncomfortable, your dentist will ligthly drill parts of your crown until the correch contact are made.

Denture

           When you have space between your teeth due to lost from periodental disease, injury or other reason, the denture will help to keep the alignment of neighbouring teeth. There are two types of denture.

1. Partial Denture & Complete Denture
2. Crown & Bridge

Partial denture is made for one or more natural teeth remain on the upper or lower jaw. It may be all plastic with/without clasps or metal with plastic and clasps. The clasps are what hold the partial denture place in the mouth. They are designed to fit your mouth easily.
Complete denture or full denture are made when all of your natural teeth are missing. You can have a full denture on your upper or lower jaw, or both.

Crown & Bridge are not removable like parfial or complete denture. The are cemented in the mouth by dentist. Some are all porcelain. Your dentist reduces the size of the tooth needing a crown. An impression is taken along with measurements of how your jaws relate to one another and how much space is between them. The dental laboratory help to make crown from the impression and registration. On any final adjustment are made to the completed crown, your dentist will cement the crown in place.