Crowns
Crowns – A dental crown or “cap” is a restoration that fits on over your tooth and restores it to the appropriate size and function. Crowns are placed for a number of reasons. They can be placed on teeth with a significant amount tooth structure loss due to decay, large fillings, or fracture. They are often placed on teeth with cracks to encircle and support the tooth preventing cracks from propagating further. Most crowns are designed and built in a laboratory from an impression of your mouth. Meanwhile a temporary crown is placed until your permanent crown comes back from the lab. This requires you to visit the dentist for two appointments in order for you to receive your crown. Our office now has the technology to complete your crown in one visit by creating an all ceramic crown from our Cerec Machine.
There are many different types of materials which can be used to construct a Crown.
- Gold – The advantages of gold crowns are they are extremely durable, have a great fit, require minimal tooth preparation, and have withstood the test of time. The Disadvantages of Gold are esthetics (is not tooth colored), and requires two visits to complete.
- Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM) – PFM crowns have a gold under structure to give them strength and Porcelain placed over the metal to give it a highly esthetic tooth colored look. The disadvantages to PFM’s are porcelain can fracture off of the metal, and requires two visits to complete.
- All Ceramic – All ceramic crowns are the newest types of crowns and there are a variety of different types of ceramics that can be used.
- Emax (Lithium disilicate) crowns are strong and very esthetic. We are able to design and create emax crowns in our office in 1 visit.
- Zirconia – Are one of the strongest and most durable crowns available. They are most often placed on back teeth as an alternative to gold. The disadvantages are they are not as esthetic as emax because they lack the translucency. We are able to design and create Zirconia crowns in our office in 1 visit.
Procedure details for 1 visit crowns:
1. The crown is prepped by the doctor in the same manner as it would be for any other crown.
2. A 3D scan of you tooth is taken by simply passing the wand over your teeth. No need for any goopy impression material!
3. Your crown is designed by the doctor to specifically fit and function in your mouth.
4. The Milling machine will create your new crown from a ceramic block. Your Crown is then glazed and placed into a porcelain firing oven. This gives it a translucent glossy finish.
5. The Permanent Crown is now ready to be delivered to your mouth. This whole process takes about an hour
For more information on crowns:
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Our Digital Scanner and In Office Milling Unit allow us to make beautiful and durable crowns in a single visit. You will never have to have a temporary!
A smile design is when we place crowns or veneers on your front teeth to make them whiter and straighter. This creates a bright beautiful new smile. We use state of the art new technology to create this custom smile just for you.
A tooth with a large filling has a significant amount of tooth structure missing this makes it much more likely to fracture. A Crown encompasses the entire remaining tooth structure making resistant to fractures. In this way crowns are a much more stable and long lasting restoration.
Meet Our Doctor:
Daren Hunt DMD
Daren Hunt, DMD is the son of Thomas J. Hunt DMD and the Grandson of Thomas M. Hunt DMD. He was born and raised in Florence, OR. He achieved his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon in 2010 and Graduated from OHSU School of Dentistry in 2014. After Graduation his passion for dentistry has led him to complete over 300 hours of continuing education classes last year. Through this he has learned many advanced techniques. Including placement of Implants to restore missing teeth.
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