Advantages of Metal Free Crown Treatment

Metal Free Crown Treatment has emerged as a better option to other types of dental crown procedures. Read on to know about the composition and advantages of this treatment.

With the advancement of dental science, new and better procedures are regularly introduced in every segment of oral treatments. Dental crowns, being one of the oldest and inevitable constituent of dental care, have also evolved with better options, with Metal Free Crown Treatment emerging as a preferred choice in terms of durability as well as aesthetics.

Popularly known as ‘Cap’,  a dental crown is fitted over a tooth which needs restoration, as well as for maintaining an aesthetic look and improving its strength. A brief overview about Metal Free Crown Treatment and its advantages over other options is summarized below.

TYPES OF DENTAL CROWNS
Having their own advantages and limitations, dental crowns can be broadly classified into the following three categories :

All Metal Crowns – Known for their strength and durability, metal crowns are made from gold or a gold alloy. Being used for over 100 years, metal crowns are considered to be good for molars as compared to the front teeth because their color does not matching with natural teeth.

Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal Crowns (PFM) – In use since the late 1950’s, the PFM crowns became the standard of dentistry. In PFM, the framework for the dental crown is produced in metal and then covered with a porcelain layer. PFM restorations are somewhat of a hybrid between all-metal and all-ceramic crowns, and make a good choice for either front or back teeth.

Metal Free Crowns – These are ceramic crowns, typically made out of some type of synthetic or engineered porcelain, using various construction techniques, most of which were pioneered in the 1990's. Metal Free Crowns have found wide acceptance, and their usage is rapidly growing since the past few years for front teeth as well as molars.

ADVANTAGES OF METAL FREE CROWNS
  • Metal Free Dental Crowns have many advantages over other types of crowns, which are as follows :
  • There's no better looking type of crown than the metal free ones, as they are similar to a real tooth. The lack of metal allows for a better color that looks translucent, just like the natural ones around it.
  • Another advantage of the metal-free ceramic crown is the tooth-shaded margin, which need not be placed under the gum line. Thus, the crown margin does not irritate the gingival tissue and prevents gum recession. In PFM, the metallic and black lines are visible on the border of the crown.
  • From health perspective, the mercury in PFM or metal crowns can have negative effects on your entire body. Metal free crowns do not pose any such danger.
  • Many patients with PFM crowns experience sensitivity that can be painful, especially with extreme temperature changes when eating or drinking something cold or hot. With metal-free crowns, these pains are reduced drastically or are non-existent.
  • The strength of metal free crowns is better than others, because in these crowns, porcelain is engineering with high strength compounds like lithium dislocate and zirconia.

In view of the above advantages, Metal Free Crown Treatment has found wide acceptance over the last decade, and its application is rapidly growing since these are not only highly aesthetic and translucent, but also offer high strength restoration and outstanding marginal fit.

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