Dental Crowns. Crowns are items placed on the teeth play an important role both aesthetic and functional. There are several types are used in different situations and their placement should always be evaluated by your dentist.
1. What are dental crowns?
Coronas. Its use solves problems of aesthetics and function. The tooth crowns involve a sort of sheath that is placed over the tooth. Its function is to restore the aesthetics, function and protect the tooth.
2. When are they used?
In children usually are placed special crowns, metal, which only maintain a standby time of the tooth matures and can receive definitive care.
In adults, the crowns are placed when the extent of decay is so great that restoration just by filling may fall have almost healthy tooth on which to join.
It also placed after a root canal when it was necessary to place a kind of sprig in the root of the tooth (bolts and pins) or teeth that have an increased risk of fracture.
