Porcelain Crowns and Bridges

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Modern dentistry provides a host of options for replacing missing teeth from traditional dentures to crowns and bridges. A dental crown is a tooth cap placed to cover the tooth to restore its shape, size and strength. A dental bridge is a false tooth known as 'pontic', which is fused between two porcelain crowns to fill in the area left by missing tooth. Though there are many options available, Porcelain Crowns and Bridges are the best looking crowns and the best value for money as far as aesthetics are concerned. Porcelain crowns and bridges are 99% biologically compatible and have few allergy problems.

Bridge Before Placement Bridge After Placement Bridge Replacement

Reasons for the placement of crown and bridges

  • Restoration of a tooth to its original shape.
  • Strengthening of a weak tooth.
  • To improve appearance of the tooth.
  • To replace missing teeth by bridges.

Advantages of porcelain crowns and bridges over metallic ones All porcelain crowns without a metal core are distinguished by excellent aesthetics.

  • Porcelain crowns are as transparent as natural teeth. This effect makes all porcelain crowns perfect for use in anterior areas.
  • Porcelain is an extremely biocompatible material with no allergenic potential.
  • A further advantage of metal free ceramic crown is tooth shaded margin, which need not be replaced under gum line.

Various types of porcelain crowns and bridges

  • Procera – All ceramic crowns This is the first metal free crown technique that is strong enough and universally recommended for replacement of crowns and bridges for back teeth.
  • Procera Zirconia It has substantial advantage compared to other dental materials: mechanical resistance and fracture toughness two times greater than Alumina.
  • Procera –Alumina It has the ability to transmit light without being transparent.
  • 3 M ESPE Lava Crowns and bridges This offers the highest strength restoration to dental industry.
  • Cercon Crowns It is a full porcelain crown but much stronger than the normal full porcelain jacket crown. Cercon is specially suited for creating long bridges.

Porcelain dental crowns and bridges treatment in India Porcelain dental crown treatment in India is provided at a cheaper cost at the most medically advanced dental treatment clinics of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Goa, and Bangalore. Abroad dental patients get the most advantages of it as they save more money with no compromise on quality. The hospital stay as well as recovery period after treatment in India is very short and hence treatment is very cost effective. In India dental crowns and bridges treatment is provided at very competitive prices as compared to US and Europe. The cost of each porcelain crowns is $200 in India where as $1000 in US and Europe. The expertise in India for porcelain crowns and bridges include.

Dr Anshu Gupta, Chandigarh
Dr Dheeraj Bhojwani, Mumbai
Dr Kathuria's Dental clinic, Delhi
32 Smile stone dental clinic, Delhi

Crowns and Bridges require a bit of extra care in terms of oral hygiene. With care, bridges can last up to several years. Improper or infrequent brushing, irregular dental visits and excessive sugar and starch consumption can bring ultimately damage to bridges.