Dental Crowns

1. Full metal crowns
2. Porcelain fused to metal
3. All-porcelain crowns
4. Zirconia crowns
5. Emax crowns

Full metal crowns

It is mainly composed of full metal. These kinds of crowns are basically customized for back/molar teeth (posterior teeth). Appearance-wise it looks silver or grey in color & esthetically not pleasing hence can be used in areas where the teeth are not visible.

Porcelain fused to metal crowns

This is a combination crown made of 2 elements metal and porcelain. The core is made from metal and the outer layer is made/ matched with the shade of teeth of each patient. They are strong, durable, and can withstand the wear & tear (grinding forces of the teeth).

All-porcelain crowns

These crowns are made of either porcelain or ceramic materials. They are rigid and strong but tend to be more delicate than their metal counterparts.

Zirconia crowns

These are made from zirconium oxide. They are strong and durable compared to porcelain fused to metal crowns, these crowns don’t give a bulky feeling to the patients. Looks like more natural teeth (esthetically pleasing). Choice of treatment can be given for front teeth as well as back teeth as well. Because they withstand heavy biting forces. In case of bruxism or night grinding habits, the dentist advises the patient to go for zirconia crowns instead of pfm crowns.

Emax crowns

These are made from lithium disilicate. Even these crowns do not have any metal coping inside. E max crowns usually will be given to front teeth, because it looks more natural, and good anatomy and translucency can be given.

• If a single tooth cannot be fixed by filling, a crown can be done.
• After the root canal treatment, the teeth are brittle it cannot withstand heavy masticatory forces (chewing forces) so in these cases, dental crowns are placed.
• The front teeth, after root canal treatment and the tooth, is discolored, to restore the form and function dental crowns are placed.
• Some patients if they do not want to go braces treatment, as it takes more than a year, these type of patients can undergo dental crown treatments.
• Smile make-over can be done using dental crowns.
• Occlusion corrections can be done.
• Minor speech corrections and also facial profile enhancement can be done with dental crowns.

• If a patient does not maintain good oral hygiene it can lead to much more expensive treatments in the near future.
• Crowns may also require special cleaning to maintain the tooth’s integrity.
• On a healthy tooth when the crown is cemented, patients tend to have a sensitivity that wears off in 2 weeks’ time.
• Initially, patients do have discomfort but as days pass by patients will get adjusted to the crown as well.
• how one should take care of the dental crowns:
• Should maintain good oral hygiene.
• Brush twice daily.
• Once in every 6 months to 1 year should visit their dentist for a routine dental checkup.
• Follow all the instructions and guidelines given by your dentist.
• Advice a dentist can give is that treat your artificial teeth the same as your natural teeth by not trying to do any stunts such as opening a bottle, trying to bite some stones or hard substances, etc