A dental crown or cap replaces all the visible part of the tooth and should match the adjacent teeth perfectly. Until recently crowns were commonly made with a core of metal for strength, with porcelain pressed over the top for appearance – these metal / ceramic crowns do not transmit light in a natural way and so often have a flat and dead appearance which does not blend well with natural teeth. Also the metal can irritate the gum around the tooth causing recession and exposing a black line at the tooth neck. Sound familiar?

Using advanced techniques and materials it is now possible to eliminate the metal without any sacrifice in strength; black lines, opaque teeth, obvious mismatched crowns are a thing of the past.