It takes two appointments to make a crown.

1. The first appointment involves preparing the tooth, taking impressions and bite records, and placing a temporary crown. These are then sent to the laboratory. The crown usually takes about 2 weeks to be individually handmade.
2. The second appointment involves removing the temporary crown and placing the permanent crown.

There are different types of crowns available.

• Porcelain bonded crowns would be the traditional type of crown. A precious metal base supports the outer porcelain shell.
• Porcelain crowns are made entirely of porcelain. They look very natural as there is no metal in them but they are not as strong.
• All ceramic crowns are the most modern. They combine the looks of a porcelain crown with the strength of a bonded crown. They have a white zirconia core instead of metal.
• Zirconia crowns are milled from a single block via cad/cam technology and would be used for back teeth as these crowns don't possess the translucency and aesthetics as all ceramic crowns hand crafted by a dental technician.