Your dentist will usually look at the tooths position first. Front teeth are visible when you smile so a natural appearance matters there. Ceramic crowns are popular for this reason because they can closely match the shade of teeth.<\/p>\r\n
All-ceramic crowns give you a more tooth-like appearance. Porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns also look natural from a distance although the metal underneath can sometimes show near the gum line.<\/p>\r\n
Zirconia makes sense when strength is high on the list. Gold crowns are another option because gold is gentle on opposing teeth and has a long history of use in dentistry. Personally I’d rather have a back-tooth crown that I barely notice than obsess over having the whitest possible material there.<\/p>\r\n
Sometimes the material choice is shaped by the condition of the tooth. A damaged tooth needs a crown that can handle the job without creating unnecessary stress around the remaining tooth structure.<\/p>\r\n
Your dentist also needs to consider how much healthy tooth is left and how the crown will fit with your bite. So the cheapest material isn’t automatically the option.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Appearance matters most for a tooth especially if you want the crown to blend in when you smile.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Zirconia is worth discussing for a tooth where chewing force is the bigger issue.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Gold has a track record although most people don’t choose it for front teeth because of the colour.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Cost varies with the material and the dental practice so ask what you’re paying for before choosing based on price<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Your dentists recommendation should fit your bite. The amount of healthy tooth remaining, which is where things get less simple.<\/p>\r\n
A conversation with your dentist is more useful than trying to pick a material from a chart. Ask why they’re recommending that option for your tooth. Ask how it should look. Ask how long its expected to last in your situation.<\/p>\r\n
Start With Where the Crown Will Go Your dentist will usually look at the tooths position first. Front teeth are visible when you smile so a natural appearance matters there. Ceramic crowns are popular for this reason because they can closely match the shade of teeth. Think About Appearance All-ceramic crowns give you a more … Continue reading How to Choose a Dental Crown Material<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4985,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412\/revisions\/4985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}