Charlotte Dentist | Charlotte dental care | NC | Crowns

Crowns can be made from porcelain, porcelain fused to metal, or a full gold crown. To maintain a natural look and feel, a porcelain finished crown is best, as it can be matched to the shade of your other teeth. This will allow it to blend in and appear just like one of your natural teeth.

Reason for Crowns:

• Broken, fractured or decayed teeth.
• Root canal treated teeth.
• Large or broken down fillings.
• Cosmetic enhancement.

A crown procedure in the past usually required two appointments. However, because of the advancement in technology we are able to do a crown in one visit. The crown is designed by CAD/CAM (see video). This offers the most advanced technology and allows us to pass on time-saving benefits to our patients. No more temporaries to worry about coming off or breaking. Using a computer, the new crown is designed and fabricated in our office. The finished porcelain crown is characterized to a custom shade and then glazed in a ceramic oven to achieve a highly smoothed surface that is resistant to staining and fractures.

However, there are times that individuals may need the traditional porcelain fused to metal (PFM) crown.  This is because the patient has an extremely heavy bite or either the patient is a grinder. If this is the circumstance, then a two visit appointment will be necessary for this restoration. 

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