Crowning of teeth involves restoring teeth by capping the cavities in teeth. Crowing is essential when if there is large cavity that might finally lead to loss of the tooth. The crowning appliance is kept intact to teeth with a gluing material. In this article, we discuss briefly crowning procedure for teeth.
Procedure
Crowning involves certain steps to be followed by the physician.
Numbing and shaping the tooth
In case you have undergone root canal treatment, there is no need for numbing. For a normal tooth that needs to be crowned, dentist gives anesthesia to numb the tooth and gum. After numbing the tooth, the dentist trims and shape the tooth in order to make the crown sit on it properly. The dentist ensures that after fixing the crown, its size should be the same as other teeth. Shaping of the tooth is essential and any negligence leads to ill fitting of crown.
Taking impression of the shaped tooth
Once the shaping is done, dentist makes an impression with a molding material to make copy of the tooth. The impression are taken on the composite material that is used in taking mold impressions. The impression taken is then sent to dental lab for preparing the crown from which plaster cast is created. This cast is used to fabricate the crown.
Fabricating of the crown needs to be done accurately so that the crown fits properly on tooth to avoid the need to remake of the crown.
Placing the temporary crown
As the crown is prepared in dental lab, it takes time. As a result, the dentist places a temporary crown for the short-term as the tooth needs to be covered. The tooth can’t be left unrestored as it get fractured. This crown is made of plastic or metal. The temporary crown is placed using a temporary cement so that it gets easily removed when your permanent crown is ready.
Cementing and evaluating the crown
When your crown is ready, the dentist calls you for fixing it. Anesthesia is not given as crowning is a painless process. The temporary crown is removed, checked cleaned if any particles are left over. The crown is evaluated before fixing whether it matches with the neighboring teeth or if it looks well and right.
During evaluation, the dentist will place the crown on the tooth and checks the size whether it is level with other teeth as after fixing, there can’t be any alterations and changes made. Finally, when satisfied, the crown is placed and fixed with permanent cement. Any excess cement is removed by the dentist using dental tool. In case, if the crown is not getting fixed or any problem with the crown needs to be made again. The dentist will ask the dental technician for remaking the crown.
Dental crowning is an important procedure that helps restore lost teeth and restores cosmetic appearance. Make sure to see an experienced dental professional expert to get the procedure done.