Improve your smile with a dental crown from First Choice Dentistry. Used to protect and preserve your tooth, crowns are one of the best restorative dental treatments available fixing various issues.
Dental crowns are considered “caps” used to cover damaged teeth. Decayed, damaged, or cracked teeth might all benefit from a dental crown. Crowns are used to make your tooth more attractive, improve shape and alignment and they also make the tooth stronger. There are three main types of dental crowns: porcelain-fused-to-metal dental crowns, all-ceramic dental crowns, and all-resin dental crowns.
Each type of dental crown has its own advantages and disadvantages. Porcelain-fused-to-metal dental crowns are strong and durable, but they can cause allergies in some people. All-ceramic dental crowns are made from porcelain and are less likely to cause allergies, but they are not as strong as porcelain-fused-to-metal dental crowns. All-resin dental crowns are the least expensive type of dental crown, but they are also the least durable. When choosing a dental crown, it is important to discuss your options with your dentist so that you can choose the type of dental crown that is right for you.
In general, dental crowns last between 5 to 15 years. How long a crown lasts depends on how much wear and tear that particular tooth gets as a results of habits like grinding or clenching your teeth.
