Dental Crowns - Wickham Dental Practice, Hampshire

A crown is a ‘cap’ that fits over the entire surface of the tooth. Dental crown procedure involves trimming the tooth down to the desired shape. Impressions of the tooth are then taken so the laboratory can then construct the crown. The crown is fitted over the tooth surface using special dental cements. The shape, size, colour and characteristics of a crown are matched to the surrounding teeth. They are fabricated by master ceramists to the highest possible standards and provide a seamless and permanent restoration to a tooth.

 

Dental Crowns can last a lifetime and are necessary for a number of reasons:

* To restore heavily broken down and filled teeth
* To give form to broken or unusually shaped teeth
* To treat discoloured teeth
* To realign crowded or spaced teeth

 

There are many types of crown, for example All-Ceramic crowns and Gold-Ceramic crowns.

All-Ceramic crowns are constructed in specially formulated ceramics and serve to replace the outer enamel layer of the tooth.

 

Ceramic-Gold crown utilises a high-gold alloy as substructure over which specially formulated ceramics are applied. The underlying gold matrix provides strength and a warm and bright core over which the layering of ceramics can be optimised to imitate the aesthetics of natural teeth. The high gold alloy is bio-compatible and non-allergenic.