What is a Dental Crown?
A dental crown is practically a manufactured tooth. It’s generally made of porcelain or ceramic that can be color and texture-matched to your existing teeth. A crown can also be made of gold alloys for improved strength when replacing a back tooth. Often a metal crown will have porcelain bonded to the exterior to give it strength and a natural look.
Dental crowns are teeth that are made to resemble your own tooth. Crowns are usually necessary when a root canal is performed, or some trauma happens to the tooth to make it weak. Crowns reinforce and protect the tooth and root. Your dentist will shape the existing tooth and fit you with a temporary crown. After a few weeks, you will return to have the full coverage crown put in permanently. Crowns typically last 20-30 years, and even beyond in many cases.
What is a Dental Bridge?
A bridge is a prosthetic appliance that replaces missing teeth. Bridges are usually made of porcelain fused to metal in order to achieve both strength and a natural look.
Dental bridges are made to replace missing teeth when the adjacent teeth are strong enough to support the missing tooth. Bridges come in three types: conventional fixed bridges, cantilever bridges and resin-bonded bridges.
