Dental crowns are a process of tooth restoration, wherein, a cap is fixed to the tooth in order to give the appearance of proportionality. When a crown is cemented on to the tooth, it cups over that portion of the tooth that lies above the gum line. Crowns for cosmetic dentistry are gaining popularity with increasing number of people using these ‘tooth caps’ to replace defective fillings.
Fillings, too, is an effective kind of dental restoration method which ‘fills’ in the fractured portion of the tooth. However, a crown’s advantage over fillings lies in the fact that it encases the …