Zirconia Crown & Bridge

So what is a dental crown. It’s a cap that dentists put over a tooth. Dental crowns bring the tooth in question back to its normal size, shape, and function. Crowns can even make your teeth stronger and improve the way they look.

There are a few reasons you might want to get yourself a crown; cavities that are too large for fillings, teeth that are cracked or worn down, after having root canal treatment done, or to cover a badly shaped or discolored tooth and fix your smile.

Dental crowns can be made from ceramics, metal alloys, porcelain, porcelain that’s been fused to metal, or composite resin. Whatever the material, it will likely be colored so that it blends in with the natural color of your teeth.

Why Zirconia Crown Are Important

• Preventing fractures on a weak tooth
• Keeping a tooth together when it's in bad shape
• Improving the look of your smile
• Restoring a broken or worn-down tooth
• Improving your bite
• Covering large fillings, dental implants, and root canals
• Capping misshapen or discolored teeth

The Procedure of Zirconia Crown

The dentist places the dental post into the root canal, and – in case of a freshly devitalized tooth a couple of days later – takes an impression. The cast is sent to the laboratory where the zirconia crown is prepared. The crown is fixed onto the post with a special dental cement.

What is a Dental Bridge?

A dental bridge is made with two or more dental crowns on either side of a gap made by a missing tooth, with a false tooth (or teeth) placed in between. These type of teeth are called pontics, and they can be made of multiple materials such as alloys, porcelain, gold, or a combination of them. The purpose of a dental bridge is just what its name implies, to bridge the gap created by a missing tooth or teeth. The bridge is supported by natural teeth or dental implants if that’s the case.

Advantages & Disadvantages of Different Types of Crowns:

• A. Porcelain fused to metal crown - Can be used for any tooth in the mouth
  • Relatively natural appearance
  • Good long-term success
  • Strong
  • Can show dark shading at gumline where metal is visible
  • Appearance is opaque, unlike a natural tooth
  • Porcelain can fracture
• B. All Porcelain Crown – Only Front teeth
  • Most cosmetically pleasing appearance
  • Looks most like a natural tooth
  • Requires most removal of tooth structure
  • Easily fractured by patients who grind their teeth
• C. Zirconia Crowns - Can be used for any tooth in the mouth
  • Has the appearance of a natural tooth
  • Good at blocking out the darkness of a discolored tooth
  • Very strong, with extremely low possibility of fracture
  • Zirconia crowns are considered to be the best crown in dentistry as it does not have any disadvantages