Another reason one may have a ceramic or porcelain crown is a metal allergy.
How to make a metal ceramic crown.
Metal ceramic is and remains the most important restorative material for crowns in the posterior regions.
Gold crowns are also popular.
This type of crown is suitable for teeth that undergo pressure when chewing.
Some people choose gold for teeth that are on display.
Placing an all ceramic crown may offer some advantages in regard to biocompatibility.
This type of crown is more durable than a ceramic crown the porcelain being fused to a metal structure.
In the case a patient being allergic to metal the dentist will probably choose to use a porcelain or ceramic crown regardless of the location of the tooth that is to be crowned.
The same metal ceramic crown on an implant in the mouth of the patient.
Metal crowns are made of different types of metal.
There are four main types of materials used in crown construction.
For a more durable crown you may choose porcelain that is fused to metal.
Usually oxide ceramics such as zirconia crowns can be cemented in place with the same types of cement used for pfm restorations.
The crowns are made using metal oxides and are highly resistant to fracturing.
The metal ceramic crown is indicated on teeth that require complete coverage and for which significant esthetic demands are placed on the dentist e g the anterior teeth.
The types of ceramics used to make them are typically no more abrasive than dental enamel itself gold crowns have this advantage too in comparison the type of porcelain used to make pfm crowns can be very abrasive to opposing teeth and dental restorations and cause significant wear of.
The metal ceramic crowns allowed the technician to start with the same gray framework color on both teeth while also allowing for a thinner framework with a stronger value of opacity and larger ceramic shoulders to better reflect the veneering ceramic.
Metal ceramic restorations are indispensible for implant supported restorations.
Metal dental crowns.
It should be recognized however that if esthetic considerations are paramount an all ceramic crown see chapters 11 and 25 has distinct cosmetic advantages over the metal ceramic restoration.
Next to all ceramic crowns porcelain fused to metal crowns look most like normal teeth.