Crowns and Caps

A crown (often called a cap) is needed when a tooth is badly broken down, either a cusp has broken off, or there are large old fillings or a large portion of decay.

With older methods, crowns always needed to be made with a metal foundation. This has left many people with dark lines around their crowns. Today we can make them out of pure porcelain, ceramic or aesthetic reinforced resins that blend beautifully with the existing tooth and surrounding gum.

There are still occasions, usually in relation to the back teeth when the durability of a metal crown makes it the restoration of choice. But for crowns that show, wouldn't you rather have one that looks as natural as possible?