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Aesthetic Restorations

Posterior Tooth Crown

Manhattan, New York

Posterior tooth crowns are restorations used on your back teeth. Most of the forces of mastication (chewing) are placed on your back teeth. Because they will be bearing a large portion of this force, posterior crowns need to be constructed of a durable material without compromising esthetics. Also, posterior crowns are important because they need to replicate and preserve your occlusion (natural bite) to prevent any future TMJ problems.

A tooth crown is a tooth-like restoration which is placed over and completely covers a prepared tooth. Crowns are used when a large amount of tooth structure needs to be replaced and there is insufficient structure to place a filling. Crowns are also used to support and protect fractured teeth, and teeth that have had root canal treatment. For esthetic reasons, crowns are also used to cover teeth whose shape and color do not complement your smile.

Treatment and CEREC fabrication of Posterior Crowns 
is the same as for Anterior Crowns