1. A crown is a cap or covering for a tooth.
  2. Indications: – a. Discolored tooth
  3. Cracked or broken teeth
  4. Heaving filled teeth
  5. After RCT of tooth
  6.  To anchor a bridge replacing a missing tooth
  7. Bridge: – A dental bridge is a ceramic structure, spanning the gap left by a missing or extracted teeth.
  8. A ceramic tooth (pontic) is fused between two or more porcelain crowns on either side of the missing tooth that serve as anchors.
  9. The anchor teeth are shaped to accommodate the crowns and then a bridge is bonded securely over these teeth.

PFM

  • These are porcelain fused to metal crowns.
  • Esthetics is limited by layer of opaque porcelain.
  • Tooth cutting is more,so tooth preservation is less.
  • They are cemented on tooth surface.
  • They can’t be given in extremely damaged teeth.

ENDOCROWNS

  • These are all ceramic crowns.
  • Esthetics is superior.
  • Tooth cutting is less,so tooth preservation is more.
  • They are luted to tooth surface which makes it one with tooth.
  • They can be given in extensively damaged teeth.

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