Tooth caps also called as Dental Crowns are routinely used in dentistry. They may be used as a cover over the root canal canal treated tooth or in place of a missing tooth as in a dental bridge.
There are a number of materials used for construction of tooth caps.
Pure metal crowns were quite popular earlier. They were made of non-precious metals such as cobalt chromium alloy and even of precious metals such as gold. Silver and platinum. No doubt they are highly durable but there use has become very limited due to the problem of aesthetics.
Next came metal ceramic crowns. They enjoyed the strength of metal base along with the cosmetics of the outer tooth colored ceramic material. Here also you have a choice of the metal-from non p[recious, semi precious and precious metal alloys. However, at times, the outer ceramic layer of metal ceramic tooth cap can chip exposing the metal inside which is not esthetically acceptable.
The latest in the series is metal free crowns also called as Zirconium tooth crowns. They do not have an inner core of metal and are purely made of ceramic. They are extremely strong and durable. These crowns are also very superior aesthetically. However, a slight drawback is the Zirconium teeth cap price in India.
These crowns are no doubt expensive compared to pure metal and metal ceramic crowns but their aesthetics and durability definitely makes them preferable over the other two.
People generally ask and compare the tooth crown price in Delhi. They do not realize that tooth cutting and shaping will be different by different dentists and hence the teeth cap cost in India can vary depending on the skill of the operator and fabricating technician.
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