What is a dental crown?

Our teeth are very valuable for health, nutrition, pronunciation & affect your appearance significantly. By the time we age, our teeth are exposed to chemicals and many factors can cause decay, crack, chipping or even damage them completely. Therefore, it's necessary sometimes to protect affected teeth by crowns.

Crowns are one of the most commonly used dental treatments & often called caps that cover the damaged tooth completely. Crowns can restore cosmetics as well as restoring function

Your tooth with remain a tooth after a dental crown & it doesn’t harm your health. It’s so important to apply good dental care & hygiene especially when you have dental crowns as they were natural teeth.

When should you consider crowns as a treatment for your tooth?

Your dentist will suggest you proceed with dental crowns because of many reasons that include with limitation to:

• Cracked, misshapen or chipped teeth
• Severe discoloration which has not responded to teeth whitening procedures
• Teeth damage that caused losing most of tooth structure
• Teeth protection after root canal treatment
• Correction of teeth misalignment
• Inability to chew food properly
• Restore tooth loss by implants & crowns
• Restore your smile & confidence

Dental crown types & Average Cost?

Dental crowns are divided into 2 main types, temporary crowns & permanent crowns

Permanent crowns can be made from several materials such as:

• Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM)
• Metal (Gold - Stainless Steel - Palladium - Nickel - Chromium)
• Resin Based
• Full ceramic crowns (Zircon - Emax)

Ceramic crowns can fit naturally in your mouth & match your teeth shade perfectly. It also can be a solution for patients with an allergy to metal prosthodontics.

• The cost of a dental crown depends on the material you choose which can cost between 500 - 6000 AED. However, your dental insurance sometimes can cover some of the crown cost depending on your policy coverage.

In some cases, extra procedures might be needed like root canal treatment, post build up, deep cleaning or other supported procedures that increase the total cost.

How long are dental crowns supposed to last for?

Dental crowns can last for a lifetime if you take care of them very well. However, as with any other treatment crowns can expose to breakage, chipping or discoloration.

These issues can involve:

• Total loss of the crown
• Allergic reaction especially for metal base crowns
• Tooth sensitivity or discomfort
• Darken gum around crown margins
• Crown movement or loosen

Taking care of your dental crowns involves:

• Brushing properly & flossing especially in between your crowns at least twice a day
• Visiting dental office regularly for check-ups & cleaning
• Avoiding very hard & sticky food like nuts, ice, candies, toffee, chewing gum, etc…