Ceramic crown
Ceramic crowns represent a highly aesthetic restoration option, which is the result of the special modeling process. The ceramic crown, which is made of zirconium oxide, is modeled from countless small layers that are applied to each other and vary in color. The result is the translucency and color brilliance of the crown, which looks very similar to your own teeth and is indistinguishable for a layman. The biocompatibility, the body’s tolerance to a foreign material, is a very positive feature of zirconium oxide and is therefore very popular with metal allergy sufferers.
Crown or implant?
The question of whether a crown or an implant is suitable as a restoration option for a gap does not arise because a crown is always placed on an implant as a superstructure. The implant replaces the tooth root, is drilled into the bone and grows together with it. A so-called abutment is screwed onto this implant, an abutment that replaces the prepared tooth and finally a crown is placed on this abutment. The crown acts as a superstructure to integrate the implant into the tooth row. Furthermore, a bridge or prosthesis can also be attached to the implant and abutment if there is a larger gap.
What to do if a crown is broken?
If the entire crown is broken off and the stump is in it, you should go to the dental office immediately. The dentist must then decide whether he can still provide the tooth with a build-up filling. In the worst case, the tooth is fractured so deeply that it can no longer be preserved. It is also possible that the tooth can be treated with a filling, but the crown no longer fits and a new crown must be made. If the tooth has to be extracted, the planning of the restoration of the gap with an implant, a bridge or a prosthesis applies.
What to do if the crown is too high?
After inserting a new crown, it is quite possible that the crown is too high. The dentist checks the even occlusion and the crown for preliminary contacts and grinds it in.If the patient feels that the crown is the first to come up after insertion, he or she should visit the dentist to check the occlusion again and grind it in if necessary until all the teeth come together equally.
