Crowns are full-coverage restorations that cover a tooth that is at risk of breaking or is too damaged to be corrected with a traditional filling. The crown covers the whole exterior of the teeth allowing it to be protected from damage. They can be done individually or with other teeth depending on what is required.

Crowns are usually they are made of all ceramic materials such as EMax and zirconia which provides a metal free aesthetic result. Crowns can be made of traditional materials like gold or porcelain fused to metal when requested.

Crowns typically require two visits. In your first appointment, we’ll take an impression and prepare your tooth for the porcelain crown. You’ll receive a temporary crown to protect your tooth until the final crown is ready. During your second appointment, the temporary crown will be removed and a final porcelain crown will be placed. We take extra care to ensure that the crown is the right fit, shape, and colour, and bite.

A crown can be used to:

• restore a tooth that is too damaged to be fixed with a filling

• Improve the appearance of a tooth

• relieve pain from any damage or fracture

• restore the loss of tooth from excessive grinding

• help strengthen a tooth to prevent fracture