Types of Dental Crowns Porcelain Crowns Denver Dentist
Dental crowns can be made from metal (gold or metal alloy's) or ceramic substrates (porcelain). Depending upon your your teeth fit together or individual needs, our
Denver Dentist will work with you in deciding which material is best for you. Each material has its positives and negatives and we will decide together which will work best for you. As a general rule, metal substrates are used with powerful bites while porcelain works best with less powerful occlusions. Denver dentists, Dr. James
DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace
DeLapp invite you to make an appointment to discuss your dental needs. These
Denver Dentists can be reached at
(303) 694-9740.
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Metal Dental Crowns
Metallic dental crowns (gold or silver colored) makes them a poor choice for the esthetic zone in your mouth. However, metallic dental crowns work well in the back teeth where esthestic in not much of a concern. These dental crowns are exceedingly durable a more of your tooth structure can be preserved as compared to porcelain crowns. Metal crowns may consist of various materials including gold, platinum palladium, nickle or similar such metals.
All Ceramic Crowns (Porcelain)
When our discuss All -porcelain- dental- crowns we include those crowns made of porcelain, resins, or other dental ceramic materials. Natural-looking appearance is the advantage of these types of materials and are typically used from the premolars forward. The tooth-colored porcelain or ceramic material can be made to duplicate the opaque and translucent areas of your natural teeth. The downside of this is that ceramic materials are more brittle and do not function in some patients as well as metal on posterior teeth. Dental patients who clench and grind "may not" be candidates for all porcelain crowns on posterior teeth.
Porcelain Fused to Metal Dental Crowns PFM)
Porcelain fused to metal crowns (PFM) "may" be more durable and less likely to fracture under heavy occlusal loads than all-ceramic crowns. The underlying metal substructure can give PFM's a less lifelike appearance. This is due to the opaquing porcelain that is needed to block out the metal substructure before the more esthetic porcelain is applied as a veneeer. Another downside may be that in time... a thin metal edge of the restoration may be visible along the gum line.
Our
Denver dentist, Dr. James
DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace
DeLapp provide dental crowns on patient living in Denver, Parker, Douglas County, One Tree, Castle Pines, and Ken Caryl. They can be reached at
(303)694-9740.
