Dental crowns are classified in one of these three categories: restorative, cosmetic and protective. They are restorative, because they reclaim a tooth even if only the root can be used. They are cosmetic, because they are used by patients to have a beautiful smile. And, they are protective, because a crown put over a dental implant can also help shield the teeth around it.

There are three varieties of Gilbert dental crowns: metal, porcelain, and hybrid. Metal crowns are usually a fusion of titanium, gold, chromium, palladium or nickel. With an alloy, these metals take on qualities that they don't have in nature.

Alloys are generated by combining two or more metals together. I unite their traits in order to develop a hybrid that is more multi-purpose than if it only had one trait. I most prefer gold crowns.

Gold crowns can survive injury. Porcelain dental crowns are translucent, so they match your other teeth and can be situated at the front of your mouth.

When I make use of hybrids, the metal is situated at the contact spot where your natural tooth meets the crown. The porcelain is put on the exterior part. By doing this, you get the power of the metal crown and the prettiness of the porcelain crown all in one.

The price of a Gilbert dental crown created from one of these materials will be in a range. For instance, gold crowns are about 20 percent cheaper than porcelain crowns. Since hybrid dental crowns are the most adaptable, they will cost the most. And even though gold is a precious metal, when it is put on crowns, it can be applied very thinly but still retain their properties. For that reason, gold crowns are in the middle of the price range.