How Do You Decide If A Crown Is For You?
Posted April 23, 2015 by Wager-Evans Dental

True or False?
- True or False: Dental crowns were at one time, and often still are, referred to as “caps.”
- True or False: Dental crowns are a common restorative dental treatment.
- True or False: Crowns are only used to repair cracks in molars.
- True or False: Ceramic crowns are the only crowns used today.
Answers:
- True: Dental crowns are also referred to as “caps” because they cover your natural tooth like a cap.
- True: Crowns are a common treatment when a tooth has rather extensive damage but still has enough healthy tooth structure worth saving. Rather than pulling the tooth, your dentist will restore it by removing the damage or decay and placing a dental crown over the remaining tooth structure.
- False: Crowns are used to treat a variety of issues including to protect a broken tooth, to restore a severely damaged or decayed tooth, to cover a deformed or discolored tooth, to anchor a dental bridge.
- False: There are four types of dental crowns: all-ceramic crowns, porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns, all-metal crowns, and zirconia crowns.
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