Metal-free Ceramic Crowns are now available in many choices!

Tooth-coloured crowns used to be made of just the weaker porcelain or porcelain and metal. But with the new technology available today, they can be made entirely of stronger Ceramics. To have enough strength to withstand strong biting forces, porcelain crowns used to always be built upon a metal core. The dark metal inside the porcelain/metal crown could cause a dark blue line to show at the edge of some crowns. More advanced porcelain fused to metal Crowns have virtually overcome this problem, but they still cannot match the natural beauty of totally tooth-coloured Ceramic crowns.

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In more Cosmetically Advanced Cases, Ceramic crown construction can be combined with Denture construction to ensure both compatible fit, hidden or Cosmetically disguised clasps, with even the gum-work made to the right shade for the patient. All of this needs careful planning and Expert knowledge to get the combined Cosmetic effect shown below:


See the case below that has front Ceramic Crowns as well as "tooth-coloured" clasps and denture teeth.
The right picture shows the exceptional Cosmetic result in the mouth, with the cheeks fully retracted!


Dr.Kilcoyne is a Registered Specialist* in this kind of Cosmetic and Functional work.

New breakthroughs in adhesives and stronger Ceramic materials now make it possible to make crowns entirely out of porcelain and Ceramic substructures, which then can be bonded to the teeth. This creates good strength with excellent beauty. Unfortunately, it may sometimes be necessary to remove more natural tooth for Ceramic Crowns than some other types of Crowns with metal in. It depends how important the cosmetic superiority of Ceramics is to you!

All-Ceramic Crowns maintain a translucency that makes them hard to tell from natural teeth. Without metal, the occasional problem of the dark blue line at the edge of the gums is eliminated. This can allow your dentist to place the edge of the crown above the gumline too, which can be healthier for your tooth and gums (see above examples).

When you want to improve your smile, reinforced Ceramic Crowns are a beautiful and natural-looking choice!

Whilst some heavy bites may still require metal reinforced crowns, some of the Ceramic alternatives now make these metal-free crowns an option that patients with high cosmetic needs may wish to try, even with some heavy bites, that once might have been previously excluded. It is all about balancing the needs of function and bite, against strength and beauty, as well as considering the costs and result hoped for.

Below is an example of some Ceramic crown preparations where Dr.Kilcoyne has used his Expertise and decades of Specialist skills to preserve the maximum amount of good tooth substance, so that this acts as a good future foundation for the final Ceramic Crowns - do you like the result in the second final picture ?



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