Cosmetic Crowns

At R Dental, we offer a variety of crowns. The materials range in aesthetics and cost.

The area of a tooth visible in the mouth is known as the crown.

If this area has broken, been heavily filled or the tooth has had root canal treatment, a restoration to cover this whole area may be required. A new artificial crown is made to protect and restore the shape and function of a tooth.

This process requires 2 appointments over a 2-3 week period.

Gold Crowns

Gold crowns need the least amount of preparation to the tooth, allowing as much preservation as possible of the natural tooth tissue. They’re made to be very strong and can last up to 30 years providing good care is taken of the teeth!

Porcelain front crown

Non precious metal crown

Precious metals such as gold and aesthetically pleasing high grade ceramics such as Emax are offered in our cosmetic treatments.

All Ceramic/ Emax Crown

Emax crowns are made from specially treated ceramic to provide strength and long term durability. This also means that the ceramic can be cut quite thin and therefore much of the tooth does not need to be removed for preparation to house the crown, allowing preservation of natural tooth tissue. Provided that they are kept clean and you keep up with your oral hygiene, they can last up to 5-15 years!

Porcelain bonded crowns

Porcelain bonded crowns are a metal crown that has porcelain fused to the surface to give a tooth-like coloured crown. The porcelain can be colour matched to the rest of your teeth. A little more natural tooth is removed in the preparation to fit the metal cap under the porcelain. These crowns can also last up to 5-10 years providing good oral hygiene and care for the crown.