Crowns are designed to surround the entire outer tooth and are used to treat severely damaged teeth. Crowns, like inlays and onlays, are laboratory-made indirect restorations. Crowns safeguard teeth that have been seriously damaged from infection and additional structural deterioration.
There are two steps to placing a dental crown. The dentist removes diseased tissue from the tooth, cleans it, and prepares the tooth surface for the crown. Following that, the dentist takes an impression of the prepared tooth and mounts a temporary crown on it. A permanent crown is created in a dental facility using the mold of the prepared tooth.
At the final stage, the dentist will remove the temporary crown, clean the tooth, and place the permanent crown.