PORCELAIN CROWNS
Porcelain Crowns
A porcelain crown
is a restoration that covers or "caps" a tooth to restore it to its normal shape, size and function. The purpose of a crown protects and strengthens tooth structure
that cannot be restored with fillings. They are highly durable and will last many years, but like most restorations, they may eventually need to be replaced. Although there are several types of crowns, porcelain crowns are the most popular, because they resemble your natural teeth. Porcelain crowns are made to match the shape, size and color of your natural teeth or enhance your current smile giving you a brighter, more beautiful and confident smile.
Reasons For Crowns:
- Broken or fractured teeth
- Broken or fractured fillings
- Decayed teeth (too large for a filling)
- Large and deep fillings
- Tooth has a root canal or is at risk
- Heavily worn, damaged and weakened teeth
- Heavily discolored, badly shaped, or existing genetic anomaly
Porcelain Crown
Porcelain Restorations
Why Porcelain Crowns Over Traditional Porcelain Fused To Metal Crowns?
Advanced Technology:
Dr. Christine Grant and her lab ceramist utilize the CAD-CAM machine which uses 3D Photography (Computer Aided Design) and Milling machine (Computer Aided Manufacturing) to fabricate custom-made porcelain crowns that possess both strength and beauty.
Custom Shading:
Dr. Grant has a background in art and understands the natural beauty of a tooth and how it relates to the composition of your face. A tooth is not comprised of a single shade but, rather a gradient of varied shades. Dr. Grant's crowns are custom-shaded to enhance the natural beauty of your smile.
Dr. Christine Grant and her lab ceramist utilize the CAD-CAM machine which uses 3D Photography (Computer Aided Design) and Milling machine (Computer Aided Manufacturing) to fabricate custom-made porcelain crowns that possess both strength and beauty.
Custom Shading:
Dr. Grant has a background in art and understands the natural beauty of a tooth and how it relates to the composition of your face. A tooth is not comprised of a single shade but, rather a gradient of varied shades. Dr. Grant's crowns are custom-shaded to enhance the natural beauty of your smile.
Metal Free:
Traditional crowns (porcelain fused to metal) show an unsightly grey and dark border along the gum line. Often times, this causes patients to limit their smile. Dr. Grant's crowns are custom-blended with the root of the natural tooth, thus allowing our patients to smile broadly.
Biocompatible:
Porcelain crowns are made of one layer (porcelain) and not two layers (porcelain/metal). This allows for less preparation of the tooth and a thinner layer of porcelain. The gum tissues are not damaged and heal naturally around the porcelain crowns.
Easier To Clean:
Traditional crowns are thicker and attract more plaque and tartar which can lead to Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease. Dr. Grant's porcelain crowns are designed to follow the natural anatomy of a tooth and facilitate the health and maintenance of the gum tissues.
Custom-fitted:
Custom-fitted crowns are fabricated using the latest advanced technology and high-powered magnification. The end result is a crown that possesses an excellent fit and strong marginal integrity.
Traditional crowns (porcelain fused to metal) show an unsightly grey and dark border along the gum line. Often times, this causes patients to limit their smile. Dr. Grant's crowns are custom-blended with the root of the natural tooth, thus allowing our patients to smile broadly.
Biocompatible:
Porcelain crowns are made of one layer (porcelain) and not two layers (porcelain/metal). This allows for less preparation of the tooth and a thinner layer of porcelain. The gum tissues are not damaged and heal naturally around the porcelain crowns.
Easier To Clean:
Traditional crowns are thicker and attract more plaque and tartar which can lead to Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease. Dr. Grant's porcelain crowns are designed to follow the natural anatomy of a tooth and facilitate the health and maintenance of the gum tissues.
Custom-fitted:
Custom-fitted crowns are fabricated using the latest advanced technology and high-powered magnification. The end result is a crown that possesses an excellent fit and strong marginal integrity.
Why Patients Choose Dr. Grant's Porcelain Crowns:
Dr. Grant states: "The majority of crowns look artificial and fake. Patients coming to me for the first time complain their current crowns show a visible metal margin or black line along the gum line. They complain the color of their crowns look uniform and not natural. My goal is to replicate the aesthetics and function of my patient's naturally occurring tooth structure. This involves studying the optical properties of tooth enamel and dentin and how they pertain to the study of light (electromagnetic radiation) and their interaction with various dental materials. The goal is to fabricate crowns that emulate my patient's natural teeth".
Dr. Grant studies and incorporates the following optical properties in the design work of her crowns:
(1) Hue - color
(2) Value - brightness level
(3) Chroma - intensity of the color
(4) Translucency - amount of light that transmits through a material and
(5) Opacity - lack of light transmitting through a material. For example, when evaluating optical properties between a Zirconia Porcelain Crown versus an E-max Porcelain Crown; Zirconia Crowns are more opaque (less transparent) and E-max Crowns are more translucent (more see-through). Dr. Grant adds: "I gain my greatest satisfaction and pleasure from knowing I've done a superb job when a patient asks me to show them which tooth in their mouth has the new crown on it. I always get a kick out of that."
Schedule an Appointment for the Best Looking Crowns
For
natural looking porcelain crowns, schedule your appointment at The Hyde Park Center For Aesthetic Dentistry - Christine Grant D.M.D., P.A. in Tampa, Florida today. Call us today at
813-251-1548.
