 | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | If a tooth is so damaged that conventional filling therapy would not be successful in the long term, the only possibility is to fit a crown. For this it is necessary that the tooth is still well anchored in the gum.
The crown takes on the function of the natural dental crown, protecting the remaining tooth from any further damage and restoring full masticatory function.
The crowns are always made individually for the client in the dental technician laboratory. If you opt for a hardwearing crown, the quality of the production is very important. All this is reflected in the price. It is therefore very important to plan and carry out this type of dental prosthesis with care. | | | | | You may decide you would prefer a metal crown or indeed a crown with a covering the colour of your teeth (porcelain)
| |  | A metal crown with no covering is a strong and simple option.
Metal crowns have been providing good results for a long time, however they do have aesthetic inconvenience; a crown of this type is never going to provide "invisible" dental substitution. |
| | Gold crown without covering | | | |  | Covering a metal crown with porcelain provides a natural dental colour and a lasting strength.
The porcelain resists the chewing pressure and is well adhered to the metal structure. |
| | Crowns with metal-porcelain covering. | | | | 

| Crowns can also be made of special porcelain.
Due to it's high level of permeability by light, these crowns are exactly the same as the natural dental colour. |
| | A porcelain crown from different perspectives | | 

 | | | A defect of amalgam over a large area is treated by using a porcelain crown in an aesthetic and functional way. |
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