Dental Crowns and Bridges
A crown is a kind of dental restoration which is cemented over a tooth, covering your tooth for restoring its size, shape, strength, and improving its appearance. Crown is a tooth-shaped cap fully encased over the total visible tooth portion lying at and above your gum line.



Need for a Dental Crown
- To restore your tooth to its original shape
- To improve aesthetic appearance of your tooth
- To bind together parts of a cracked tooth
- To guard and protect loose gum or decayed tooth from breaking
- To fill the decayed tooth enamel
- To cover dental implant
- To hold dental bridge in place
- To cover and restore a discoloured or misshaped teeth
- Post root canal treatment, a crown is needed for strengthening the tooth



Materials Used for Making Crowns:
Types of Crown :
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Full ceramic |
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Metal Crown with Porcelain Butt Joint |
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Porcelain or Cast Glass |
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Full Metal |
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