Apex Eye & Dental Hospital || Dental Crown & Bridge

What Is Dental Crown & Bridge Treatment ?

The dental crown and bridge treatment is a long-term method of replacing missing teeth. A tooth crown is placed on an individual tooth, (somewhat like a thimble over your finger) where there is no longer sufficient tooth structure left to place a filling.

Both aesthetics (appearance) and functions are considered when selecting the material most suitable for you. The dental crown costs offered by restorative dentistry are affordable.

Other factors we consider include :

• Aesthetics – color match and appearance
• Function – chewing and biting accuracy
• issue compatibility- the contour of the prosthesis must allow the surrounding tissue to conform to a natural, healthy position.

Replacing Missing Teeth:

• Helps restore and maintain the natural bite.
• Prevents unnatural stress on other teeth.
• Helps keep opposing teeth in their proper place
• Prevents shifting and tilting of adjacent teeth
• Helps prevent further dental decay and periodontal (gum) disease.
• Maximizes your smile, speech and chewing function.

A dental crown may be advised to:

Protect a weak tooth (for instance, from decay) from breaking especially after an RCT
Restore an already broken tooth or a tooth that has been severely worn down
Cover and support a tooth with a large filling when there isn’t a lot of tooth left
Hold a dental bridge in place
Cover misshaped or severely discolored teeth
Over a dental implant

Dental bridges are meant to replace missing teeth by “bridging” the gap between two remaining teeth. The crowns are fitted over the remaining teeth to hold the false tooth in place.

When there are only teeth on one side of the gap, cantilever bridges may be given. Cantilever bridges consist of two side-by-side crowns and only one is connected to the missing tooth.

Materials For Dental Crowns And Bridges

Metal-Porcelain : They combine the strength of the metal along with the esthetics of porcelain.

Metal Free Ceramic Crown

Zirconia crowns

Zirconia crowns have largely replaced metal ceramic crowns as they offer numerous benfits over the latter.

• These are the best-looking crowns, and probably the best value for your money as far as esthetics are concerned.
• Contrary to what might appear, these materials are extremely strong and fracture tough.
• They can be conveniently and reliably used in any part of the mouth.
• These are also the preferred material of choice in patients with metal allergies.
• Zirconia crowns and bridges restorations uses the latest CAD/CAM technology ensuring precision of fit.

No PFM ‘gray lines’ ever

With metal ceramic, soft tissue around the tooth can recede, over time, revealing the metal underneath as ugly gray lines. This simply can’t happen with metal-free Zirconia restorations.

Bio-compatible

All-ceramic solutions are completely tissue-friendly. These crown, bridge or veneer (laminate) integrates beautifully with its surroundings, encouraging gum to grow back up to the tooth, as it would naturally. And because they are bio-compatible, there are no allergic reactions, no sensitivity to temperature and no impact on taste.

Perfect fit

Metal free crowns are precision-engineered in state-of-the-art production facilities. And they fit so well you will forget they are there.

Perfect color match

Color match with real tooth’s color and translucency is so perfect that they’re almost impossible to tell apart from real teeth.

Warranty assures peace of mind Most metal free restorati0ns come with a warranty of 5 to15 years as a proof of their reliability and durability