Treatment · Crowns

Crowns: when the whole tooth has to be saved

A crown covers the tooth on all sides and takes on the chewing load. It is fitted when little tooth tissue is left and a filling or a veneer would no longer hold. We work with zirconia and E.max pressed ceramics.

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When a crown is needed

The tooth is badly damaged

Less than half the tooth is left — a filling would keep chipping away.

After root canal treatment

A tooth without its pulp becomes brittle, and a crown protects it from splitting.

On an implant

The crown is the visible part of the implant — the part you chew with.

Support for a bridge

Crowns on the adjacent teeth hold the bridge that replaces the lost tooth.

How it works

Assessing the tooth

The doctor checks how much tissue is left and whether the canals have been treated. Sometimes an inlay under the crown is needed.

Preparation

The tooth is reduced by the thickness of the future crown — this is necessary for strength and appearance.

Scanning and a temporary

We take a digital impression and fit a temporary crown so the tooth is not left exposed.

Fabrication

The technician makes the crown, matching the colour to the neighbouring teeth.

Try-in and bonding

We check the fit, the colour and the bite. Once you approve it, we bond it in place.

What a crown will not fix

A diseased root

If the root does not hold or there is inflammation at its tip, treatment comes first — otherwise the crown will not last long.

Gum inflammation

At an inflamed gum the edge of the crown will show and will collect plaque.

A markedly loose tooth

With advanced periodontitis a crown will not strengthen the tooth.

Simply wanting to "whiten it"

If the tooth is intact and the only issue is the colour, discuss whitening or veneers — that is the gentler solution.

Frequent questions

E.max gives better translucency and looks more natural on the front teeth. Zirconia is stronger and takes the chewing load better, so it more often goes on the back teeth. The two are frequently combined.
With the colour matched correctly and a healthy gum, no. What gives a crown away most is a dark edge at the gum line: that is a sign of old metal-ceramic work, and with zirconia and E.max there is simply no metal.
Usually 5–7 days per trip. If root canal treatment or an inlay is required, it takes longer — the doctor will say so in the plan.

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