Remember the good ol' days of smd when instead of everyone bashing each other
all the time people'd answer questions like:
What are the most esthetic (without sacrificing durability) crowns for back
teeth?
and
Do porcelain fillings strengthen teeth and keep them from cracking?
:)

If you use your filtering capabilities like I do, that is the only type of
posts you see.
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Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.

Esthetics = Beauty, which is in the eye of the beholder.
Personally I think a Full gold crown, nicely waxed into occlusion with
natural anatomy and a good polish is beautiful.

IMHO any filling weakens the integrity of the structure of the tooth.

Roy

Thats all I see since I blocked certain people.
fmn

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Practice win-win or no deal. (Stephen R. Covey)

By "esthetics" I mean, what crown(s) look most like natural teeth without
sacrificing durability?
Thanks!

    The standard is porcelain fused to metal.  I haven't used any of the
all-ceramic crowns, such as Empress, Procera, etc., but the concensus is that
they are strong enough for single crowns.  That concensus doesn't exist for
bridges involving multiple teeth.  The resin crowns, such as artglass and
belleglass, are softer and could be expected to wear more rapidly.
    Two comments are necessary.  First of all, sometimes it is desireable to
use a softer crown if wear of the opposing teeth is a consideration.  Second,
none of these teeth are designed to chew chicken bones, pens, pencils, etc.
I advise patients with this type of habit (there are many) to consider all
metal crowns if esthetics isn't vital.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
http://www.dentaltwins.com

Yea, my dentist once told me that anything that could break a natural tooth is
also a danger to a crown.

    In my experience, a porcelain/metal crown is more subject to breakage than an
intact natural tooth.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
http://www.dentaltwins.com