What materials are use for dental crowns?
There many types of materials use for dental crowns. Each with its own advantages and costs. Currently, the most popular materials used for dental crowns are as follows:
1. Full Metal Crown (FMC)
is a crown material that stands out for its strength and durability. It is therefore most suitable for dental crowns, treating molars. Whose main function is to grind and chew. So that the teeth can use to chew food effectively as before. However, one thing to consider when using a full metal crown is the color of the material, which is metallic in color and gold-colored. Therefore, when the crown is place, the color of the tooth will not be natural and blend with the other teeth.
2. All-Resin Crown
is often the most popular for dental crowns, treating the front teeth because the resin material is clear, beautiful, and naturally blends with the color of the other teeth. However, when comparing strength, it is still much inferior to metal crowns, so it is not very popular for dental crowns to treat molars or back teeth.
3. Ceramic-coated metal crowns (Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal Crown: PFM)
is a combination of the strength of metal and the natural color of ceramic to create a crown that is both strong and beautifully colored. However, the use of metal-ceramic crowns requires extra tooth structure to ground down in order for the crown insert effectively.
4. All-ceramic Crown: ACC: This crown
is both beautiful and strong, suitable for those who are allergic to metal. However, it is not suitable for patients who grind their teeth while sleeping or like to bite objects because ceramic is still not as strong as metal crowns. All-ceramic crowns are further divide into 2 sub-types. Which are outstanding in their beauty over other types of crowns, and zirconia crowns, which are stronger than general ceramic crowns.
5. Stainless Steel Crown: SSC: This crown
is outstanding in that it is rust-free, สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น easy to make, does not take a long time, and does not require impressions. Therefore, it is popularly use on children’s baby teeth since children do not have the patience for long and complicate dental treatments like adults.