Dental caps are probably the most used treatment for teeth, after dental fillings of course, because they can be used for a wide range of applications. A dental cap, also known as a crown, is nothing more than a shell that is placed on top of the tooth or an implant. It is cemented to the existing tooth or any other base so that it cannot be removed, except of course by the dentist. In effect, a dental cap is exactly like a tooth except that it is made of an artificial substance. A Leeds dental clinic specializes in offering this treatment and they use it for a wide variety of reasons.
It can be used in place of a large filling when there is hardly any tooth left to repair. It can also be used to cover a badly shaped tooth or one that is too discoloured to be able to benefit from tooth whitening treatments. Another use is to cover a tooth that has had a root canal treatment. It is also used very often in order to attach a bridge when the teeth on either side of the gap that has to be filled are spaced very far.
Dentists use a wide variety of crowns in order to suit various requirements. The cost of the treatment escalates based upon the quality of the material used, with the most natural looking caps being the most expensive. Most people reserve these caps for front teeth only, for very obvious reasons.
