Zirconia Crown

Your teeth can shine as bright as diamonds with a little help from your Atlas Park Dental family cosmetic dentist, thanks to zirconia crowns. While they’re not exactly like the stones you find in jewelry stores, zirconia dental crowns give you a smile makeover that restores your confidence while improving your oral health. Crowns are fixed prosthetic devices that are placed, either temporarily or permanently, with dental cement over a tooth damaged by infection, decay, chips, cracks, breaks, discoloration or wear-and-tear. Some of the issues crowns address include:

• The shape of a tooth
• The appearance or color of a tooth
• Tooth alignment and bite
• The gap between teeth

As Natural as Real Teeth

Dental prosthetics have been used since 200 AD. Since then, crown materials have evolved dramatically. Crowns vary, depending on the material used to make the crown. The doctors at Atlas Park Dental — family cosmetic implant dentists in Glendale, NY — place different types of crowns, including:

• Zirconia crowns
• eMax crowns
• BruxZir crowns
• Metal crowns
• Porcelain crowns

Dental zirconia is made from zirconium oxide or powdered zirconium. It’s just as durable, yet easier to mold. And your Glendale, NY dentist can closely match the material to your natural tooth color.

Like Porcelain, But Better

Zirconia is the newest choice for dental crowns. It has more benefits than metal, resin, ceramic or porcelain. The strength and aesthetic features of zirconia dental crowns make it on par with or better than eMax crowns, which are porcelain-based. There are fewer zirconia crown problems than eMax crown problems. Glendale, NY dentists find that zirconia dental crowns have more advantages too, such as biocompatibility, meaning they don’t cause any adverse reactions. Other benefits of zirconia crowns include:

• The best match to existing teeth color
• Requiring less tooth preparation
• Capability to be layered with porcelain
• Working well with bonding or cement
• Milled and shaped right in your dentist’s office

More Options with Zirconia Dental Crowns

Zirconia dental crown technology is constantly being improved, but Glendale, NY dentists already prefer it, provided you’re a good candidate. The doctors at Atlas Park Dental may recommend a type of dental implant, for example, if you:

• Have metal sensitivities
• Grind your teeth
• Need multiple tooth restorations
• Already have gold crown replacements
• Are getting partial restorations, partial dentures, or veneers

These cases don’t bar you from getting dental restorations. There are plenty of options with eMax crowns or BruxZir crowns, if you grind your teeth. BruxZir crown prep is similar to zirconia crown preparation and you’ll find very few eMax crown disadvantages. It all depends what’s best for you.

The Dental Technology You Need

The process starts at your family dentist in Glendale, NY at Atlas Park Dental. Whether you need a single tooth dental implant, a prosthesis or another cosmetic or restorative dentistry procedure, your family cosmetic implant dentist in Queens recommends the next steps. No matter which crown you get, the initial steps are the same. The doctors at Atlas Park Dental take an impression of your teeth and send it to a lab, where a technician makes a mold. This mold is then cut into sections and scanned with laser. This scan is uploaded into a computer and using computer aided design software, the computer designs the crown. This design is sent to a milling or grinding machine, which then creates your unique crown. Color is added based on your natural teeth color, and then the crown is baked to harden it. A technician then textures, smooths and glazes the zirconia dental crown to make it look as real as possible. This is done at the dental office or lab, and your individualized crown is then ready to use. This advanced technology also supports the creation of bridges and can be combined with treatments like a root canal procedure or Root Canal Retreatment, and even using durable porcelain fillings for comprehensive care.

Back at the Office

Meanwhile, your Glendale, NY cosmetic dentist reshapes and reduces the tooth that will be capped. Until your permanent crown is ready, you get a temporary crown. On a subsequent visit, the doctors at Atlas Park Dental remove the temporary crown and then fit and adjust the zirconia dental crown, as necessary. The crown is fixed in place with dental cement. The entire process takes very little time. Don’t let dental problems hide your smile. Your family cosmetic implant dentist in Glendale, NY can give you a bright, healthy smile and help you take care of it. Your new smile can last a lifetime. Contact Atlas Park Dental today to learn more about zirconia crowns.