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Dental crowns in Bogotá
What is a dental crown?
Dental crowns are the ideal solution for restoring damaged teeth, weakened, or aesthetic problems. These “covers” to measure, made with materials such as porcelain or zirconium, completely cover the natural tooth, restoring its shape, size, strength and appearance of the original. In the consultation of the Doctor Amdie in Bogotá, we offer dental crowns of high quality and aesthetics, designed to integrate perfectly with your smile and give you a lasting solution and natural. Get the functionality and beauty of your teeth with our dental crowns!
The process of Rehabilitation with Dental Crowns
Assessment and Planning:
Tooth preparation:
3D modeling:
The scanned images are converted into a 3D model digital that allows dentists and technicians to design crown with high precision, adapting it perfectly to the anatomy of the patient.
Temporary Crown:
Manufacturing of the Crown:
Cementation of the Crown:
Materials of dental crowns
Dental crowns can be manufactured in a variety of materials, each with its own benefits and specific applications In our practice we try to provide the durability, quality and aesthetics in the long term.
Ceramic (Porcelain Pure):
- Aesthetic Top: Offer the most natural appearance and can be combined perfectly with the color of the adjacent teeth.
- Biocompatibility: Are highly biocompatible, which means that they are less likely to cause adverse reactions in the gums.
- Suitable for: anterior Teeth due to their aesthetic top.
Zirconia:
- Strength and Durability: The zirconia is extremely strong and resistant to breaking.
- Aesthetics: Although not as aesthetic as porcelain pure, crowns, zirconia can be highly aesthetic and suitable for anterior and posterior teeth.
- Biocompatibility: Excellent biocompatibility, similar to the porcelain.
Benefits of Dental Crowns Digital
- Accuracy and Perfect Fit:
- The digital technology allows for an adjustment extremely accurate of the crown, minimizing the need for further adjustments and ensuring better adaptation to the bite and the original tooth.
- Speed and Efficiency:
- The process of design and digital fabrication is faster than traditional methods, allowing, in some cases, the placement of the crown in a single visit.
- Retention of Records:
- The digital files can be stored and reused easily, which is useful for future treatments or settings.
- Improved Cosmesis:
- The crowns fabricated digitally can have a more natural appearance and aesthetic, as the details and the color can be adjusted with precision.
- Less Invasiveness:
- To be more precise, the crowns digital require fewer adjustments in the natural tooth, preserving more tooth structure.
- Patient comfort:
- The digital scan is more comfortable and less invasive than impressions with traditional molds, which can be uncomfortable and cause gagging.
- Reduction of Human Errors:
- the automation of The process reduces the possibility of human error in the manufacturing and fit of the crown.
When do you need dental crowns?
- Restoration of Teeth Severely Damaged:
- Caries is Extensive: When a large part of the tooth is damaged by decay and can not be repaired properly with a shutter or filling.
- Fracture of Dental care: teeth that have been fractured, and require a full cover to restore its form and function.
- Root Canal treatment (Endodontics):
- Teeth Desvitalizados: teeth that have been endodontically treated tend to be weak and require a crown to provide support and prevent fractures.
- Replacement of Restorations Large:
- anterior Restorations: For teeth with restorations large who are at risk of fracture, a crown can provide greater durability.
- Aesthetic improvement:
- Color and Shape of Teeth To improve the appearance of teeth that are missing, discolored, deformed or misaligned.
- Worn teeth:
- Wear and Bruxism: teeth that are worn down severely due to bruxism (teeth grinding) or erosion acid.
- Anchor Dental Bridges:
- Support for Bridges: crowns are used in the abutment teeth to hold a dental bridge replaces one or more missing teeth.
- Dental Implants:
- Coating of Implants: The crowns are placed on dental implants to provide a look and feel similar to a natural tooth.
Care and maintenance of dental crowns
Oral hygiene:
Brushing and flossing: Maintain a good oral hygiene is essential to the longevity of the crown and the overall health of the mouth.
Mouthwash: use an antibacterial mouth rinse can help to maintain healthy gums around the crown.
Regular visits to the Dentist:
Regular checkups: regular visits to The dentist to monitor the corona and the underlying structures, and detect any problem on time.
To Prevent Damaging Habits:
Avoid Biting Hard Objects: Don’t use your teeth to open objects, or biting on hard things that could damage the crown.
Bruxism: If the patient has bruxism, it may be necessary to use a splint or night guard.
