It can be made from a variety of materials including metal or porcelain.
Caps over your teeth.
Teeth that have an unacceptable appearance due to color shape or spaces between teeth can be made to look very natural and beautiful with crowns.
Over time the bite can collapse and the only way of restoring the teeth to normal size is by covering the teeth with crowns.
Including brushing your teeth at least twice a day flossing daily.
Undesirable appearance of teeth.
A dental crown is a tooth shaped cap that is placed over a tooth to cover the tooth to restore its shape and size.
Capped teeth crowns caps.
A crown is basically a cap for a damaged tooth.
They re easy to fit long lasting and covered by most dental insurance plans.
To its credit this name does aptly describe what this type of restoration does.
You might have a crown over a molar that rarely shows except when you.
It caps covers over a tooth.
Dental caps are also suggested to people having decayed teeth cracked or broken teeth or close gaps between teeth.
Yes the terms caps dental caps and tooth caps are all interchangeable and can be used to refer to any type of dental crown.