Dental crowns
Dental crowns
Dental crowns – refer to the reconstruction, protection or consolidation of teeth using materials that are fabricated in a technician office. A crown is used to cap or completely cover the tooth. The main advantages of the indirect method of tooth restoration include:
- fabrication of the restoration without the need for having the patient in the chair,
- the utilization of materials that require special fabrication methods, such as casting
- the use of materials that require intense heat to be processed into a restoration, such as gold and porcelain
restorative materials used in indirect restorations possess superior mechanical properties than do the materials used for direct methods of tooth restoration, and thus produce a restoration of much higher quality.