Crown
What is a Crown?
Dental crowns are restorations otherwise known as “caps” and are fitted over teeth. Crowns may be necessary because of broken down old fillings, fractured, chipped or sensitive teeth. Crowns are also used to improve the appearance of natural teeth that are malformed, mal-positioned or discolored.
When is a Crown recommended?
The dentist may recommend the fitting of crowns in various situations. Examples includes: extensive damage by decay, discolorations and compromised esthetics, factures, root canal*and bridges#.
*after a root canal treatment, teeth tend to become brittle and are more prone to fractures. A crown helps to protect the teeth
#when missing teeth are replaced with a bridge, the adjacent teeth may require crowns to support the replacement teeth