What's a crown (from a dental point of view)?

when a dentist puts in a crown, what is that?

What's a crown (from a dental point of view)?
It's a "tooth", usually porcelain, that's made to cover the tooth that could not be repaired. The dentist takes an impression of your other teeth so that the dental lab can make one that matches the other teeth.
Reply:I am the queen of crowns! When you have a tooth that has such a big filling that it can no longer be successfully filled.


You have two options at this point:





1. If it is abcessed, the tooth will require a root canal, followed by a crown. This is necessary, as once the root canal has been completed, the tooth is essentially dead, and


becomes very brittle.





2. If there is no abcess present, just a huge cavity/filling, you can crown the tooth, thereby avoiding the root canal.





To crown a tooth, the dentist files away most of the tooth, so that the finished crown can be cemented on.





Long ago, crown were only metal (sometimes gold), but these days the core of the crown is still metal, but the outside can be porcelain. Mine are like this and people often comment on my 'great teeth', which is a joke, because of the crowns! Hope this helps!
Reply:ti is a cap on a teeth tied to other(crown and bridge work)