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After dental implants are placed, the crown that looks like the tooth is permanently secured on top of it. For many years traditional crowns were made of porcelain fused to metal, called a PFM crown. In our practice we now offer a variety of advantageous options to patients. Crowns look very natural today, which is very important in the front of the mouth.
E-MAX crowns are particularly nice for esthetic areas, such as the front of the mouth. Zirconia crowns are milled, as a single block of zirconia. E-MAX crowns actually transmit light through themselves better than the zirconia, so the patient gets the color of their own tooth shining through. These crowns look even more natural in the esthetic zone.
Dr. Lezhansky talks about the translucency of E-MAX crowns for the front teeth, and zirconia crowns that contain no metal. After dental implants are placed, the crown that looks like the tooth is permanently secured on top of it. For many years traditional crowns were made of porcelain fused to metal, called a PFM crown. In our practice we now offer a variety of advantageous options to patients. Crowns look very natural today, which is very important in the front of the mouth.