Porcelain Crown & Veneers

Porcelain Crown & Veneers

Whether porcelain crowns or veneers are utilized to enhance your smile, the truth of the matter is no one must know that you have actually had any work done, just that you look great. Admirers must perceive only a subtle modification, something they can’t rather put their finger on. In the end, it is you who will be exuding improved confidence.

Nonetheless, from a client’s perspective, it is both practical and crucial to understanding what contemporary dentistry has to provide. This article will concentrate on 2 innovative strategies and methods to improve a person’s smile. In many circumstances, these 2 corrective strategies can produce nearly similar esthetic results, despite the fact that they are structurally different. When forging ahead to please esthetic issues, it is needed to incorporate the current in ceramic innovation in both porcelain laminate veneers and porcelain crowns.

Similar Yet Different
Oral porcelains are used to produce a reproduction of natural-looking teeth for both veneers and crown fabrication. Although they share comparable visual attributes with natural teeth, one method will be preferable than the other, depending upon the circumstance. As both a healthcare professional and artist, a dental expert should take several factors into account when choosing which method will supply an ideal restoration.

Veneers of Excellence
Porcelain laminate veneers are made up of thin ceramic layers that basically change tooth enamel. Similar to a contact lens for the eye, a veneer follows the external surface area of a tooth. Natural tooth structure needs to initially be reduced by a minimal amount, around 1 mm or less of tooth enamel. This will permit space for the veneer to work its magic and bring back natural tooth type, enhancing radiance and exceptional beauty. Porcelain veneers are an exceptional service for numerous esthetic imperfections such as poor color, shape or contours, fractured teeth, tooth position, in addition to some minor bite-related problems. They are also an excellent choice for managing shallow spots in teeth not open to lightening.

Crowns to Cap it Off
Similar to a king’s headdress draping over the head, a crown practically, if not totally, change the enamel “cap” of a tooth. The term “cap” is utilized synonymously with a crown. A crown replaces the whole external form of a tooth, down to the gum level [Figures 3, 4 and 5] Whatever inner core of tooth remains, “crowning” a tooth re-establishes its natural form, in addition to its function (how it contacts other teeth). Whether from the devastations of tooth decay or from injury, changing large amounts of tooth structure becomes part of the crown design. Crowning teeth can also produce significant improvements for clients whose teeth have actually been worn by bruxism (grinding habits) or by enamel erosion.

Like veneers, crowns are also exceptional for altering tooth color and shape; sometimes they can facilitate this modification more quickly. Porcelain crowns are generally needed when more tooth structure has been lost and for that reason, more material is required to replace it. On the other hand, if more tooth structure needs to be lightened (because of much deeper staining) and/or strengthened, a crown will work as the repair of option. For back teeth that get higher biting force, newer and more powerful “all-ceramic” crowns might be a much better option.

A Material Difference

The primary difference between a porcelain veneer and a crown is the amount of natural tooth structure that needs to be replaced. Generally speaking, greater thickness of porcelain is needed for a crown. In order to place the porcelain crown, at least 2 millimeters (mm) of tooth structure thickness is needed.

For these two different restorative applications, the porcelain itself, a glass-like ceramic material has necessitated a modification to strengthen it, particularly if used for back teeth, which are subject to higher biting forces.