The
technique for crowning a tooth, utilises the entire
tooth surface to alter the appearance or to build up
something that is too broken down or weak to withstand
normal chewing forces. Crowns are made from a number
of materials including high strength ceramic, a combination
of metal and ceramic or a high gold alloy alone. All
ceramic crowns made of materials such as Procera can
produce near perfect results.
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The
same technique used in crowns, can be used to fill up
the spaces where teeth are missing. This is called bridgework.
Using this technique teeth adjacent to a space are prepared
as with crowns and the bridge is made linking the false
tooth to the crowns as one unit. This is then bonded
into place such that it functions like the original
teeth.
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