Crown & Bridge
All Ceramic Crown Guide: Types, Strength, and Clinical Use
The old split between “aesthetic ceramic” and “durable crown” doesn’t hold up well anymore. A 2012 meta-analysis reported 93.3% 5-year survival for all-ceramic crowns versus 95.6% for metal-ceramic crowns, which is close enough to force a more practical question, not whether ceramic works, but which ceramic fits which tooth, load pattern, and patient habit. That…
Cemented Implant Crown: Key Clinical Insights
You’re halfway through delivery, and the case looks routine until it isn’t. The impression is back, the abutment is seated on the model, and the choice in front of the team is no longer cosmetic. It’s whether the final restoration should be cemented, screw-retained, or handled with a hybrid approach that protects esthetics without trapping…
Tooth Preparation for Crown: A Clinical Step-by-Step Guide
The first crown appointment of the morning often starts with a simple question and ends with a very different prep design. A molar that looks straightforward may need a monolithic zirconia crown if retention is tight or occlusal load is heavy, while a maxillary incisor may call for lithium disilicate if translucency and esthetics matter…
Zirconia vs Lithium Disilicate: A Clinician’s Material Guide
A patient is in the chair with two molars on the upper right and a front-tooth veneer consult on the book. The prep is done, the scan is clean, and the decision is staring back: zirconia vs lithium disilicate. That choice should not be made by habit, because the right answer changes with load, thickness,…
Find the Best Dental Crown: 7 Materials Compared for 2026
What makes the best dental crown in 2026, the material name on the package, or the way the case is scanned, designed, and delivered? In modern restorative care, the answer is usually both. A crown that looks ideal on paper can still fail clinically if the prep is short, the occlusion is unforgiving, or the…
Dental Crown Margins Guide for Digital Workflows
A crown margin can look fine at a glance and still create trouble at recall. The patient may not feel anything, the crown may still seem stable, and then a careful explorer or a scan reveals an uneven edge, a faint ledge, or a margin that never fully adapted to the finish line. That’s where…