Ceramic Fused To Metal Crown

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Ceramic fused to metal crown.

Porcelain fused to metal dental crowns can be color matched to your adjacent teeth unlike the metallic crowns. They are a hybrid between porcelain and metal crowns. Porcelain fused to metal dental crowns require a greater amount of tooth reduction trimming than their all metal counterparts. The cerec crown that you mention is the brand name for a type of all ceramic crown.

While we do offer both porcelain fused to metal crowns by request only and all ceramic crowns at our dental practice in los algodones we prefer to use all ceramic porcelain crowns for many reasons. Porcelain fused to metal dental crowns are a sort of hybrid between the two in the sense that they have a metal layer that covers the tooth and porcelain outer surface. Permanent crown can be made from porcelain fused to metal or all porcelain. The entire crown has a metal layer underlying and porcelain ceramic on top of it.

For example metal crowns can be as thin as 1 5 mm on their chewing surface whereas pfm crowns need to be at least 2 mm thick. Porcelain fused to metal crown a dental crown is a tooth shaped cap that is placed over a tooth to cover the tooth to restore its shape and size strength and improve its appearance. A crown is not a crown is not a crown. Porcelain fused to metal crowns or pfm crowns can be referred to as full cast crowns which has porcelain fused on most or all parts of the tooth.

Your dentist should also be able to tell you the advantages and disadvantages of different types of crowns and why one type may be.