What are crowns?
A crown is a restoration that covers, or ‘caps,’ a tooth to restore it to its standard shape and size, strengthening and improving the appearance of a tooth. When a tooth is generally broken down, crowns are necessary, and fillings won’t solve the problem. If a tooth is cracked, a crown holds the tooth together to seal the cracks so the damage doesn’t worsen. Crowns are also used to support a large filling when there isn’t enough of the tooth remaining, attach a bridge, protect weak teeth from fracturing, restore fractured teeth, or cover poorly shaped or discolored teeth.
Crooked Teeth Straightened with Crowns
A female patient has a discolored front tooth and an obvious tooth alignment problem. She would like front teeth that look normal without wearing braces for years.
These are the completed four crowns made of Ceramic tooth-colored material. (Empress)