It can be made from a variety of materials including metal or porcelain.
Front tooth porcelain dental crown.
Once the base is prepared your dentist takes an impression of the area to create a temporary crown while the permanent crown is being crafted.
Dental crowns whether porcelain on metal gold or all porcelain does not decay.
Unfortunately dental schools emphasize the use of porcelain fused to metal crowns and that s the only crown many dentists know how to do for front teeth.
A crown is basically a cap for a damaged tooth.
But porcelain fused to metal crowns for front teeth look opaque unnatural and tend to develop a dark line at the gumline after a few years.
You might have a crown over a molar that rarely shows except when you.
However it is possible that you can crown your front tooth just for aesthetic improvement.
Porcelain fused to metal dental crowns can be color matched to your adjacent teeth unlike the metallic crowns.
If any of your front teeth has suffered severe damage broken or extensively decayed a dental crown repair is usually recommended.
This is not to mean that tooth neglect of the right hygiene will not lead to decay.