Crowns are an ideal restoration for
teeth, which have been broken, or have
been weakened by decay or a very large
filling. The crown fits right over the
remaining part of the tooth, making it
strong and giving it the shape and contour
of a natural tooth. Crowns are sometimes
also known as 'caps'.
A veneer is a thin layer
of porcelain made to fit over the front
surface of a tooth, like a false fingernail
fits over a nail. Sometimes a natural colour ‘composite’ material
is used instead of porcelain.
A bridge replaces a missing tooth (or
teeth) by fixing the replacement to the
natural teeth at each side of the gap.
Some bridges have crowns at each end. Others
are fixed to the surface of the teeth next
to the gap. Sometimes a bridge is only
fixed to the tooth on one side of the gap. Bridges are made of metal and porcelain,
or on occasions just porcelain.
