Crowns |
| Blessing Dental Care 69 High Street Lochwinnoch PA14 2AB Tel 01505843105 enquiries@ blessingdentalcare.com |
| You are eating dinner and suddenly you are holding half of one of your teeth in your hand. Weakened by a fracture or a large filling, the tooth is now in obvious need of repair. Your dentist may suggest a crown, an artificial replacement of the upper part of the tooth, to restore the function and look of the damaged one. Crowns can be made from several different kinds of materials, and based on location, aesthetics, and cost, the right one to repair your damaged tooth can be selected. Crowns are like “hats,” placed over teeth. Firstly the dentist reduces the size of the tooth and then takes an impression. The crown is made and is then bonded over the reduced tooth to give the natural look and feel of an unrestored tooth. Porcelain bonded to metal crown Porcelain with a metal substructure. This is a very strong crown suitable for anterior and posterior teeth. Some of the natural appearance is slightly lost due to the greyness of the metal underneath. Also as the gum shrinks back with age there may eventually be a thin line of the metal showing after several years at the neck of the tooth. Private £250-300 A post for a crown This is used in a situation with very little tooth substance left but where there is a root still present. This root must have been root treated (the nerve has been removed). A post can be drilled into the root and then used to fit a crown over. Private £70-£100 Techceram/Procera/Lava/Emax This is a very strong porcelain material with an appearance of natural tooth. Private £350 |
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