Dental Crowns

What Is A Crown?
A crown (sometimes known as a ‘cap’) completely covers an otherwise compromised tooth that may have been broken, affected by decay or have a very large filling.
The crown fits over the existing tooth structure to give it strength. It will resemble your natural tooth and match the rest of your teeth. Patients choose crowns both for functional as well as aesthetic reasons. They are often used to strengthen teeth which have become: brittle through root canal-treatment; irritable through large fillings; or ineffective at biting due to excessive grinding. Equally, crowns are used to restore teeth to their natural colour or shape by generally enhancing their appearance, improving shape and correcting alignment.

A crown could benefit you if you want to enhance your smile by improving the appearance of any discoloured fillings. It can help you if you have had root canal treatment and want to protect the restored tooth and experience biting as if using an original tooth. We have every variety of dental crowns to choose from suited to your requirements and budget:

Full Ceramic Cosmetic Crowns
These look completely natural and indistinguishable from own teeth. They are less robust than their metal equivalents and tend to be used as a solution for front teeth that are on show.

Porcelain Bonded to Metal Crowns
These describe a shell of metal that fits over the tooth which is then given a porcelain covering to provide a white tooth-like appearance. The porcelain can either cover the metal completely or just the outer visible part. The metal can be partially visible at times and they are more prone to chipping than the full metal and full ceramic equivalents. It is a choice we like to offer to keep every option available for different budgets.

Metal Crowns
Metal crowns can be gold or silver coloured. These are made of metal alloys. They are very strong, and very rarely chip or break – you can choose between semi-precious and non-precious as you prefer – and they are usually placed on those teeth that are not visible.