June 2017 Mangum Dental Mouth-of-the-Month

What is the difference between a porcelain fused to metal crown and an all porcelain crown?

This beautiful patient had an old porcelain-fused-to-metal crown on her front tooth.  It was prominent and she noticed it in every photo.  A new crown was fabricated using the most current technology.  She now smiles with confidence!

A porcelain fused to metal crown was long the standard in cosmetic tooth colored full-coverage restoration.  It was fabricated by casting a thin “cap” of metal, then layering it with an opaque porcelain to block out the metal, and finally a layer of cosmetic porcelain.  Today, the most beautiful crowns are made without metal, usually pressed or milled into one piece.  The result is a more cosmetic and stronger restoration.