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Jun 2014
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12th of June 2014

Composite Bonding: Restoring Upper Front Teeth

Our case of the month for June involves repairing worn and fractured edges of the upper front teeth using composite bonding. Cosmetic bonding is a fantastic technique to repair teeth using minimally invasive dentistry. The process involves NO drilling, NO needles and NO pain. Please take a look at our case:
 

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Tagged with:   Non invasive dentistry Cosmetic bonding Minimally invasive dentistry Tooth wear G-aenial composite Chipped teeth
Jun 2014
6th
6th of June 2014

Metal Free Crowns- No Black Lines

If you have a dental crown, this article is for you. In the old days of dentistry, there were only a few types of crown. Namely: 

1. Metal crowns 

2. Gold crowns 

3. Porcelain bonded to metal crowns
 

Metal and Gold Crowns

Now metal and gold crowns have their place, but they do not look like teeth! Porcelain bonded to metal crowns were devised to overcome this problem and still provide adequate strength. Over the years, these have proven to be a great success on the whole. However, they still contain metal and all too often a black line would appear around the gum line due to gum recession (ever heard of the term 'long in the tooth'?
 

Metal Free Crowns

At Progressive Dentistry, we aim to use metal free crowns wherever possible. There are a number of metal free crowns now available which have certain indications for the area required. For example,
 

Zirconia Crowns

Zirconia crowns are extremely strong and durable with compressive strengths of 900MPa. These are excellent at the back of the mouth.
 

Empress E max Crowns

Empress E max crowns are highly aesthetic and are our choice for front teeth. Have a look at some photos:
 

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Tagged with:   Dental crowns Empress crown All ceramic crowns Zirconia crowns Metal free crowns