dental crowns?

panicker4

Hi,

soooo, the filling on my UR4 tooth has chipped/cracked. My dentist says he could repair it, but is worried that if anything further happens (tooth fracture) it will be a bigger problem and has recommended a crown.

He has quoted for a porcelain bonded metal crown which is fairly standard??
I'm due back next week but am now worried that it wont match properly or that you will be able to tell its crowned and have been thinking of asking for a ceramic/titanium one, which might look better-- some googling (possibly a dangerous thing? ) suggests e-max crowns?
any advice on aesthetics and potential cost difference?
TIA

welshdent

It can be difficult to get a perfect match whatever material you use. Emax do look great but will require more bulk reduction of the tooth thus more destructive and may not be suitable in all cases. Best person to advise on your needs would be your dentist though and they should have the necessary information etc

chunkychocky

welshdent wrote: »

I got one as a freebie at the recent BDA conference. ... personally I am not impressed. The rep said it was not as good as floss but better than nothing ... in which case why not just floss? No comparison cost wise. It lacks any real power and when you hold it too close to your teeth it stutters and doesnt really force the water/mouthwash between the contacts too well in my humble opinion

I must be missing something. How does that relates to crowns?

jugglebug

Emax are metal free and should look better. Light cannot pass through a metal based crown in the same way as it can through tooth enamel or emax so they are often kind of dull looking. You can also get dark lines at the gumline where the porcelain is thinner so the metal is more noticable.
Emax will be more expensive.
cost difference though is whatever the dentist wishes to charge. dependant on their lab, overheads etc etc

brook2jack

I think Weshdent replied by accident to the airflosser thread.

My only problem with zirconium , pressed ceramic crowns e.g. things like e max is that if you are someone who grinds or clenches then they can break. However that's more of a problem with molar teeth. Also they can require quite alot of tooth removed to make space for the ceramic.

Discuss with your dentist as there are pros and cons to all types of crowns and e max or other pressed ceramic crowns are more expensive in terms of lab bills and are , of course , a private option.

welshdent

Yep sorry posting from my phone and got lost! :-)