crowns

Porcelain Crowns

A dental crown, often called a cap, is needed to restore beauty, durability and function to a tooth. Dental crowns are often indicated when a tooth is badly broken down, either a cusp has broken off, or there are large old fillings or a large portion of decay.

The dental crown covers the entire tooth like a cap and is permanently bonded to the tooth.

In situations where aesthetics are of importance i.e. front teeth, we can use metal free crowns and bridges, which are colour matched to your existing teeth. These restorations are usually made of either E.max Layered (anterior teeth), E.max or Zirconia Monolithic (posterior teeth). They are extremely aesthetic, as they allow light to pass as a normal tooth would and that gives a natural look.

At Confident Smile Studio in Algodones, Mexico we don’t like to do Metal Crowns mainly for two big reasons:

1) There is now way to replicate nature when there is metal underneat the porcelain, metal cores block the light, it completely changes the way the light reflects and retracts from the porcelain.

2) With the exception of titanium, the human body does not like to have metal surrounding sensitive gum tissue, plus it has electrical conductivity which can lead to hot/cold sensations.

Placing Porcelain Crowns:

The Procedure

Placing porcelain crowns will take two visits at Confident Smile Studio in Algodones, Mexico. During the first visit, Dr. Danilo Gaspar, or one of our other experienced cosmetic dentists, will remove the decayed tooth material and reshape the tooth to accept the crown. Afterwards, they will take an impression of your tooth and place a temporary crown over it.