Tooth Colored Crowns and Bridges
If
the defect in your teeth is too large, a cap or crown
may be necessary. We try to be as conservative
as we can with your tooth structure by doing fillings
as often as we can, but sometimes these will not deliver
adequate strength for a long period. Crowns are
not as conservative as fillings because tooth structure
must be removed to create them, but they usually create
much stronger teeth than those with larger fillings. Many
types of tooth colored crowns are available, varying
in cost, color, and strength..
Gold
Crowns and Bridges
These
provide the same strength and support as a tooth colored
crowns or bridges, but they are made of yellow gold. They
are more conservative than tooth colored crowns and
bridges because gold is strong when it is thin, while
porcelain is fragile unless it is thicker, so less tooth
structure has to be remove to make a gold crown or bridge. The
only real downside of gold crowns and bridges is that
they have the color of gold, so these are not usually
used in aesthetic areas.
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