Life span of crowns

[Anonymous]

A dental crown, which restores a damaged tooth, can be made from three main materials: porcelain, gold or gold fused with porcelain.

Dental CrownGold
Gold is the least aesthetic material because of its yellowish colour, but it is also very durable. A gold crown may last for up to 25-30 years, considering that good oral hygiene is maintained.

Porcelain
A porcelain crown is very beautiful; of all materials, it gives the most natural appearance to a tooth. Its life span is however the shortest, lasting almost 10 years.

Gold fused to porcelain
A crown made of gold fused to porcelain offers the aesthetics of porcelain and the strength of gold. Its longevity is around 15 years.

When a tooth is less destroyed by tooth decay, it can be restored using an onlay or inlay, which can also be made up on gold or porcelain.

        

[Anonymous]

If a patients asks about some kind of guarantee for crowns, as in if the crown chips off or comes out in future, what should a dentist ideally answer?

        

[Anonymous]

Heavy masticatory load you can give as a cause

        

[drjitendra]

what is the expected life of a 3 unit metal bridge in posterior region….?

        

[siteadmin]

what is the expected life of a 3 unit metal bridge in posterior region….?

if everything is proper at least 15 years or more.

        

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