WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CROWN AND A VENEER?
A Veneer is a thin, custom-made thin shell that is bonded to the front of tooth to improve it’s appearance. Veneers can fix a variety of dental issues, including: Chips, Cracks, Gaps, Tooth discoloration, Crooked teeth, Misshapen or worn teeth, and Uneven spaces between teeth.
A crown is a tooth-shaped cap or covering that's custom-made and permanently cemented over a natural tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, and appearance.
Crowns can be used to treat a variety of dental issues, including:
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Decayed or broken teeth: Crowns can improve the look of decayed or broken teeth and make them stronger.
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Weak or worn-down teeth: Crowns can support weak teeth.
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Dental implants: Crowns can replace missing teeth using an implant as an anchorage in the bone.
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Root canal-treated teeth: Crowns can prevent teeth breaking after a root canal.
Veneers fall under the PARTIAL COVERAGE RESTORATION CATEGORY. Partial coverage restorations are conservative and only replace the structure of the tooth that is missing using composite or ceramics. In comparison to Full Coverage restoration where they replace the all sides of the visible tooth.
Partial coverage restorations mainly rely on adhesive bonding to the tooth, whereas full coverage restoration relies on the tooth geometry underneath the crown and surface available for bonding.
Partial coverage restorations include:
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Veneers - covers only the front or the back of the front teeth
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Veneerlays - covers the top surface of the back teeth as well as the front surface
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Onlays - covers the top surface of the back teeth
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Inlays - covers the missing portion of the inside of the tooth
Partial coverage restorations represent conservative, organic dentistry well because they are merely replacing what was missing Mimicking Biology, not invading it, but rather preserving the remaining tooth structure. It is far more kind and gentle. SEE BIOMIMETIC DENTISTRY.
Partial coverage restorations are more affordable in comparison to Full Coverage Restorations like crowns, since the laboratory fabrication costs are lower.
