What are the best types of dental crowns?

The best option is different for everyone. For one patient, aesthetics might be the most important factor, while for another, the ability to chew is crucial, and for a third, it may be about durability. There are many different types of dental crowns to choose from, based on the material they're made of, the manufacturing method, the way they're attached to the tooth, and their expected lifespan.

In terms of lifespan, dental crowns can be either:

• temporary, usually made from plastic or composite materials, with the duration depending on the specific treatment needed. For example, a temporary crown might be worn for up to a year while treating a tooth cyst without surgery, or for 2-3 weeks while waiting for a permanent crown, or 1.5-6 months for implant crowns while the implants fuse to the jawbone.
• Permanent crowns can be made from a variety of materials, including all-metal, composite, metal-ceramic, or all-ceramic options, and are designed to replicate the anatomy of a real tooth and withstand the full forces of biting and chewing. With the advancements in dentistry, the criteria and requirements for dental crowns have significantly increased, with aesthetics and chewing function being just two of many important factors to consider."

With the development of dentistry, the criteria and requirements for dental crowns have significantly increased. It's no longer enough for them to simply look good or allow for proper chewing function

A high-quality dental crown includes:

• Ability to withstand high chewing loads
• High aesthetic performance
• Long service life
• Biocompatibility with tooth and gum tissue
• Ideally, low cost

Let's consider the most commonly used types of dental crowns: metal-ceramic and all-ceramic crowns.

Metal-ceramic crowns

Pros:

• Long service life
• Low cost
• Do not change color over time
• Can withstand chewing load."

Cons:

• Impossible to achieve a perfect fit of the crown, which causes the gum to "jump" over time and exposes the edge of the crown and root of the tooth
• Gray-blue border around the tooth with the crown
• Requires removal of a large amount of tooth structure (as space must be created for the future crown with a thickness of 1.5-2.5 mm), so these crowns are preferable to use on "dead teeth"
• Additional expenses and time for root canal treatment and post and core restoration
• The manufacturing time can vary from 10 days or more
• Often it is immediately visible that it is not a natural tooth, but a crown due to the presence of a metal framework (for example, a tooth with a metal-ceramic crown will look like a dark hole against the background of other teeth under any ultraviolet or fluorescent light)
• Allergic reactions to the metal are possible
• Rare occurrences of oxidation or galvanism.

Which dental crown to choose?

Without a doubt - a metal-free one, because metal-free crowns have high biocompatibility with tooth and gum tissues, and this factor will ensure a longer service life for your construction.

The family dentistry center has fully switched to a digital protocol for manufacturing ceramic, Emax, and zirconia crowns since 2017.

What are the benefits for the patient?

• The production time for a ceramic crown is 1 hour. The patient receives a ready tooth in one visit.
• Perfect fit is important for preserving the tooth under the crown and preventing gum inflammation around the crowned tooth.
• Perfect contact with teeth on the opposite jaw and neighboring teeth is important for avoiding problems with the temporomandibular joint in the future and preventing the formation of a periodontal pocket (inflammation of bone and gum tissue between teeth).
• Our work comes with a 3-year warranty.

You can get more detailed information during a consultation at iStomatolog in Kyiv

or by calling 067 502 8 999, 093 502 8 999.