Porcelain Crowns

Berks County, Reading and Wyomissing, Pennsylvania

A dental crown is a type of restoration that is created to cover your whole tooth. It is a tooth cap that is used to cover the tooth and restore strength, shape and size. Older crowns required a large portion of metal in them in order to maintain their strength. Thankfully, this no longer has to be the case. At Dr. Schwartz's dental office in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, he uses all-porcelain and porcelain-fused-to-gold crowns.

People choose to have, or need to have, dental crowns placed for many reasons. Some of these reasons may include:

Restoration of a broken or worn tooth
Protection of a weak, broken or cracked tooth
Covering and supporting a tooth that is mostly filling
Holding a dental bridge in place
Covering a dental implant
Covering badly discolored and misshapen teeth

Empress Crowns
Empress crowns are all-porcelain crowns that are formed using pressed ceramic materials. They eliminate the need for the support of a metal understructure. The metal prevents the light from passing through the porcelain material in the same manner as it does through real tooth enamel. With Empress crowns, you can have natural looking teeth that are made entirely out of durable porcelain. Dr. Schwartz may still recommend porcelain-fused-to-gold crowns for back teeth and bridgework to maintain added strength and support, although in most cases a properly adjusted bite prevents too much force from being placed on any tooth.

Porcelain-Fused-to-Gold Crowns
Porcelain-fused-to-gold crowns have an almost completely natural appearance other than the gold framework. They are generally used when the crown is being placed on teeth other than the front ones. Ideal for teeth that primarily bite and chew, the strength added from the metal they contain allows them to stand up to much more wear and tear than all-porcelain crowns.

Although traditionally described as porcelain-fused-to-metal, the crowns used in Dr. Schwartz's Cosmetic dentistry procedures contain high noble metal and no mercury. Essentially 20-carat gold, the high noble metal crowns used by Dr. Schwartz contain the highest possible noble metal content. Crowns cannot be 100% noble metal because in order for porcelain to fuse properly to metal, oxidation must take place. Dr. Schwartz knows that many guests can have undiscovered allergies to metals and in his practice he provides the safest and best treatments in order to avoid allergic reactions from any of his guests.

All dental crowns have their advantages and disadvantages. At Dr. David A Schwartz's dental practice, he focuses on using materials that will best suit the needs of each individual guest. To find out which procedures are best for your needs, please contact Dr. Schwartz's Wyomissing, Pennsylvania office today.

Phone: 610.670.6910