The dental crown is the most common and urgent method of prosthetics, which can be used with any injuries, defects and other types of dental destruction. When our teeth do not hurt, we do not think about their role in our lives at all. And just having lost the tooth, we begin to understand it. Modern dentistry allows you to restore not only the form, but also the functionality of lost teeth.
Installing the crown on the tooth - is it hurt?
Preparing for prosthetics is the most unpleasant stage, which includes: drilling teeth and fillionate root canals. The prosthetics itself is not accompanied by any painful sensations. This is due to the fact that there are already dead teeth for the installation of the crowns, which is completely painless. Cases are common when it is necessary to leave the tooth alive, then the preparation is performed under local anesthesia.
Types of dental crowns
Dentists currently can offer various dental crowns that differ in price, material manufacturing, advantages and disadvantages.
- Metal. These are the most common gold teeth. They are distinguished by reliability, durability and durability. They are not oxidized, and their coefficient of erasability can be compared with natural enamel. It is very good, since the teeth-antagonists are not damaged during chewing. This design has only one disadvantage - not aesthetic appearance.
- Metal ceramics. These crowns are durable, durable and distinguished by good aesthetic indicators. They are cheaper than solidly ceramic prostheses. The disadvantages include the need to prepare a large number of dental fabrics.
- Porcelain. These are non-vehicle crowns that are considered the most aesthetic. They allow you to perfectly imitate natural teeth, even after a long time do not lose their properties. However, the ceramics are fragile and can break with a large chewing load.
How to put a crown to the tooth - preparation for prosthetics
If the tooth under the crown is damaged by the carious process, if there is periodontitis or the pulpit of this tooth, then all diseases have to cure before prosthetics. When depultation, the tooth is carried out such operations:
- nerves are removed from the tooth;
- root channels are expanding;
- channels are sealing;
- a seal is installed on the corrodial part of the tooth.
How to put a crown on the tooth - the preparation procedure
Painful sensations you will experience in the event that the doctor will handle live teeth. The procedure is carried out under anesthesia. Taking into account the type of the future crown, about 2 millimeters of solid tooth tissue are removed. Alloy crowns need a smaller tooth stabbing, but metal-ceramic and ceramic needed a large volume of stamping.
How to put a crown to the tooth - removal of the cast and the manufacture of teeth models
After completing the scramblement, the specialist starts with the removal of the blinds of the teeth. From these casts are made gypsum copies of teeth. They make sure the patient's teeth as accurately and are used in the manufacture of crowns. If you want to install ceramics or metal ceramics, then first you will install temporary plastic crowns.
How to put a crown on the tooth - fitting
You will also have to carry out more work in progress. It is done to assess the quality of the metal frame made. If all is well, the specialist will continue to work on the workpiece - the metal frame of the ceramic mass is lining.
Temporary and constant fixation of crowns on the teeth
Before performing the constant fixation of the crown, it is necessary to wait a certain time to see the tooth reaction, check possible disorders of crowns with the rest of the teeth. Simply put, the crown is installed on temporary cement. If after 3 weeks complaints from the patient will not arrive, the crowns are removed, and the temporary cement is cleaned. Crowns are fixed on durable cement.
The appearance of any complication when the pain is felt under the crown is a serious basis for appealing to the attending physician. The slightest delay can entail the loss of the support tooth. In complications, the crown is removed and re-prosthetized with the cure of all negative reactions.