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Types of Dental Crowns and Advantages

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Dental crowns are used in cosmetic dentistry to help repair teeth damaged due to accidents, infection or disease. The process of fixing a dental crown mainly involves attaching a cap or a cover to the damaged tooth, implant or even a bridge. Dental crowns are of several types and each type has its own advantages for which it is chosen.

The various types of dental crowns are those of metal, ceramic or porcelain fused with metal. The type of crown you choose depends on your tooth structure and the purpose for which a crown is being attached.

Metal crowns are generally used for the back teeth. The advantages here are that they’re more durable and are strong and can bear the biting and grinding force. They aren’t popular for the front teeth because of their appearance. These types of dental crowns can be done in gold alloy, nickel alloy, palladium etc.

Ceramic crowns can be made of ceramic, porcelain, resins etc. One of the big advantages of these types of dental crowns is that they give an extremely natural appearance and are hence very popular for front teeth.

Porcelain fused to metal crowns are a combination of the above. The biggest advantage of these types of dental crowns is that they are stronger than ceramic crowns and look much better than metal crowns. However due to the metal, these don’t look as natural as ceramic crowns.

Dr. Bradley Oliver is a famous Implant Dentist in McMinnville, OR. He focuses on Implant Dentistry, Root Canal, Restorative Dentistry, Dental Implants and Sedation Dentistry. Get the free special report and CD “Miracle of Dental Implants” Find out more on having the celebrity smile of your dreams - Go here: http://implantdentistrymcminnville.com

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Computer-Designed Crowns in McMinnville

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

The CEREC machine in McMinnville allows an inlay as well as an outlay computer-designed crown. The crown is made from a solid porcelain block, which is cut by the machine after taking the design. Now we longer have to take the impression using the goofy stuff and use a temporary crown till the permanent one get ready. Computer-designed crowns in McMinnville are made ready in just over an hour and takes just one visit.

These crowns being made form porcelain are after more superior to the other crowns that are made in the dental laboratory. The computer software goes through innumerable calculations before deciding upon the crown that best fits the tooth.  They look more natural compared to the metal substructured crowns. If the crown has been designed perfectly it will fit the tooth and will look unbelievably natural and it becomes hard to differentiate the porcelain and the tooth.

With this kind of advancement in dental technology, dentist at McMinnville can offer their patients with the best dentistry options available. These crowns provide durability and ecstasy. Digital radiology uses less than 90% radiation as compared to the conventional x-rays. Another advantage is that the images can be magnified for accuracy and ease during diagnosis.  This technology will make the patients visit to the clinic a more comfortable and a hassle-free one.

Dr. Bradley Oliver is a famous Implant Dentist in McMinnville, OR. He focuses on Implant Dentistry, crowns, Restorative Dentistry, Dental Implants, and Sedation Dentistry. Get the free special report and CD “Miracle of Dental Implants” Find out more on having the celebrity smile of your dreams - Go here: http://implantdentistrymcminnville.com

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Veneers, Crowns and Bridges - What’s The Difference

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

There are so many options people have today when it comes to dental problems. There are so many products available in the market which can give your teeth a complete new smile and look by just using them properly and effectively for stipulated period of time. Dentists have so many options to choose from depending upon the status of your teeth and problems in concern. Veneers, bridges and crown all of them have own function and importance depending up on the requirement of the patient and his/her problems.

Veneers are very thin porcelain shells which are used to cover the surface or the front of teeth and they do not get stained. They are available in different shades of white so that a desired smile can be had after they are used for long time. They are used in cases of chipped, discoloured, misaligned, worn teeth and also gaps. Crowns are used for mostly the same cases as veneers but in extreme cases, crown provides with much more strength, reliability and durability. Bridges are mostly used in the replacement of tooth (teeth). They are mostly permanent in nature and provide stability as they are made with the help of cementing construction in either side of the replacement tooth.

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