Dental crowns are probably the oldest technique used to repair or hide a damaged, decayed tooth. Dental crowns help in replacing your damaged tooth such that it prevents further damage.

As the name suggests, a dental crown is quite literally a cap which is fitted onto the tooth. Usually replacing your damaged tooth can be a tricky business, but with dental crowns the entire tooth doesn’t have to be replaced. Instead, part of the tooth is filed down for a better fit and the dental crown is fitted on top of it such that it hides any decay or blemishes or even breaks.

Dental crowns are available is lots of materials and the patient can choose which he or she wants. In earlier times a popular material for dental crowns was gold alloy which made your tooth look golden yellow. Today, however, people prefer to have ceramic or porcelain crowns which give a very natural and realistic appearance, such that it gets difficult to identify the crown.

Dental crowns are useful in replacing your damaged tooth in several instances. In case of tooth decay, a dental crown can help hide the damaged bit of the tooth as well as protecting it from further damage. Similarly dental crowns are useful in repairing chipped or cracked teeth.

Dental crowns are very handy but you have to remember that they only hide or camouflage the damage. They don’t stop tooth decay.

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