A dental crown is a porcelain, zirconia or gold “cap” that is custom-designed to cover the top of your tooth for additional support and reinforcement. Crowns are often used when a cavity is too large for a filling. Since there is not much tooth structure to hold a filling, you need to cover the whole tooth to protect it from breaking or fracturing.

Crowns also have a variety of other uses, including the strengthening of damaged teeth, restoration of teeth that have been worn down or have suffered extensive decay, protecting a tooth after a root canal, anchoring a dental bridge and covering an implant.

Crowns are not only used to restore decayed areas and provide structural integrity; they can also offer an excellent aesthetic result and can be used to improve the appearance of your smile by changing the colour and shape of your teeth.