{"id":49,"date":"2017-05-21T02:30:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T02:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightsmilesdentalstudio.com\/blog\/?p=49"},"modified":"2017-05-21T02:30:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T02:30:02","slug":"ceramic-crowns-glendale-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightsmilesdentalstudio.com\/ceramic-crowns-glendale-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Glendale, CA patients love ceramic crowns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dental crowns have played an integral role in dentistry for a long time. However, materials and technologies continue to evolve. Dr. Carlos Garcia offers CEREC ceramic crowns<\/em><\/strong>, and patients in the Glendale, CA<\/em><\/strong> area are thrilled.<\/p>\n

PFM vs. all-ceramic<\/h2>\n

Porcelain-fused-to-metal, or PFM, crowns have a metal shell that fits over the prepared tooth. Porcelain, a type of ceramic, is fused to this substructure for a more natural appearance. PFMs are made in a dental laboratory.<\/p>\n

CEREC is a system that captures a detailed, 3-D digital impression, used to create a precise crown design. Then, the crown is milled from a solid chunk of ceramic, at Dr. Garcia\u2019s office, while you wait<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The beauty of ceramic crowns<\/h2>\n

Light hits a natural tooth and is reflected back by the lustrous external layer of tooth enamel. The better an aesthetic crown mimics this characteristic, the more life-like it looks. The metal core of a PFM crown is dark, so the thin layer of porcelain used to mask it must be chalky-white. Because of the thickness of ceramic material in an all-ceramic crown, the color, translucency, and light reflecting properties match natural enamel<\/em><\/strong> much more closely. Plus, there is no dark line at the gum, as you may have with a PFM.<\/p>\n

Additional benefits of CEREC crowns<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n