You are getting a crown (cap) and with todays technology you have 1 of 3 options. 1.

Full gold crown non-esthetic / very strong / small amount reduction needed .5-1mm esthetic / strong / medium reduction 1.5mm

2. Porcelain fused to metal

3. All Porcelain somewhat1 to highly2 esthetic / very strong1 to strong2 / small1 to medium2 reduction .5-2mm there are several types of porcelain ranging from ones with #1 qualities to #2 qualities The vast majority of crowns done in the U.S. porcelain fused to metal, although with advances in materials more and more are all porcelain. We are doing a majority of all porcelain today. The farther back in your mouth a tooth is the more force that you put on that tooth and the stronger it needs to be. Also the farther back it is the shorter the tooth tends to be, thus sometimes ruling out anything but a full gold crown. If you are a grinder or a clencher you will want a stronger crown. The main esthetic disadvantage of porcelain to metal crowns is the black or dark line that shows along the gum line as you get older and the gums recede a little. You can see this easily on crown #2 and just barely on crown #3. Our fees are the same for all types of crown. I can recommend a type of crown for you but what you want is very important to me. I will not let you make a choice that is contra-indicated and/or has a high chance of failing/breaking in your particular case. Below is a picture of four crowns. 1 full gold crown 2 and 3 porcelain fused to metal 4 all-porcelain. This set-up is fairly ideal as the strength of these crowns goes from strongest to weakest back to front and least esthetic to most back to front.

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