Crowns and veneers in Oshawa can both be used to improve smiles, but these procedures are not interchangeable, and each provides quite different benefits. Understanding how they work, the process involved, and when they are used can help you determine which might be best for you and why.
What are Dental Crowns?
Dental crowns are also called caps because they ‘cap’ or cover a tooth entirely down to the gum line. They are used when a tooth is more severely damaged or decayed and a substantial part of its original structure is missing, for example, after root canal therapy. A dental crown can also cover a tooth that is worn, discoloured, or not a perfect shape.
Making and fitting a dental crown involves reshaping the tooth, removing some tooth structure from all over the tooth and creating enough room so the dental crown doesn’t feel too big and bulky or look unnatural.
What Are Dental Veneers?
A dental veneer is made from durable, stain-resistant porcelain, but unlike a crown, a porcelain veneer in Whitby only covers the front surface of a tooth, which may include the sides and biting or incisal edge. It is only used to cover the front teeth within your smile line. We may recommend porcelain veneers if you wish to create a more perfect smile, as they can close or minimize spaces between teeth. They can hide teeth that are misshapen, slightly crooked, or out of alignment. A porcelain veneer can mend teeth that have small chips or cracks.
Making and fitting veneers involves removing a small amount of tooth enamel but is minimally invasive. Only the tooth’s front surface is prepared, leaving most of the tooth fully intact. However, the tooth must be generally strong and healthy for a porcelain veneer to be successful.
How are Veneers and Crowns Similar?
Both procedures can help perfect the appearance of teeth, creating a uniform and aesthetically pleasing smile. They are both equally easy to care for, as you simply need to brush crowns and veneers twice daily and ensure you floss around them each day, just as you do with your natural teeth.
How Are Veneers and Crowns Different?
The main difference is the reason for requiring a veneer or crown. Because a porcelain veneer in Ajax only fits over the tooth’s front surface, it’s used in cosmetic dentistry to help create a more aesthetically pleasing smile. In comparison, crowns can also create a more pleasing smile. However, their primary purpose is to protect the tooth underneath, restore its strength, function and appearance and prevent infection and decay.
Precision Fitted Restorations
At Margolian Dentistry, we can provide beautiful dental crowns and veneers made from the highest quality materials, including advanced porcelains that look and feel natural. These modern porcelains are extremely strong and durable, restoring a tooth’s form, function and appearance. Every restoration is precision-fitted, using digital dental impressions that are extremely accurate and provide excellent results. Because these restorations fit so well, they help protect the tooth underneath, ensuring your smile looks natural and healthy.
Same-Day Restorations
Sometimes, making these restorations on the same day may be possible using advanced CADCAM technology. Our dentist can digitally design your new crown or veneer before sending the design to our milling machine. This technology allows us to mill restorations on-site from a solid block of pre-shaded porcelain. Once complete, these restorations are hand-finished by our skilled technicians and are ready to fit in a matter of hours, so there is no need for a temporary tooth or a second appointment.
