Porcelain Crowns

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Where damage to a person's teeth is extreme, and apparently beyond repair, we can use porcelain crowns to make the smile appear “as new”.

This is an extremely reliable technique for repairing the most severe of dental problems, even permanently replacing missing teeth to offer a complete smile and a functional bite.

These treatments are used for a long lasting correction of major dental problems. It is usual for these treatments to last for 15 or more years, which is as close to permanent as dental treatment can get.

Porcelain fused to metal crowns.

Porcelain fused to metal crowns are a cross between all metal crowns and all porcelain crowns. A veneer of porcelain is then fused over this metal, giving the crown a white tooth-like appearance.

Depending on the requirements of your situation, these crowns are sometimes made where the porcelain veneer only covers those aspects of the crown that are readily visible

Porcelain fused to metal crowns can be a good choice for either front or back teeth. These crowns are strong enough to withstand heavy biting pressures and at the same time can have an excellent cosmetic appearance.

Gold crowns.

The classic metal crown is one made of gold, or more precisely gold alloy. Having a gold crown made may be a choice because of its physical characteristics.

Since they are metal through and through, gold crowns withstand biting and chewing forces well. They will not chip or break and have the greatest potential for lasting the longest. Although they are very strong the wear rate of a gold crown is about the same as a person's own tooth enamel. This means that a gold crown won't cause excessive wearing of the teeth it opposes.

Metal crowns are usually placed on those teeth that are not overly visible when a person smiles. Crowns that will show prominently when you smile are usually either made of porcelain or have a veneer of porcelain on their surface, so that the crown's color is white like the rest of your teeth.

Center For Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry, PC
155 Main Dunstable Road
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: 603-883-0833
Fax: 603-883-3413
Email: info@nhdentist.com