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Today all ceramic or full porcelain crowns are considered the most beautiful crown that a tooth can get.

Porcelain is a kind of ceramic built by firing and stacking and ceramic refers to porcelain only.

Pure porcelain is the only crown which gives the desired translucent look to the tooth. The major drawback in using all porcelain crowns for restoring the front tooth is that the expertise required to place them is very challenging but still are placed there for their aesthetic appeal.

They are translucent in color and generally, their color is influenced by the tooth under them.

Types of all ceramic/full porcelain crowns

There are various types of these crowns and they are mentioned here.

Feldspathic porcelain is the most traditional type that is used and is most beautiful.
Empress crown looks like that of a glass and can be called ceramic.
Procera crown has milled ceramic inside and traditional porcelain on outside. This crown is used because of its extraordinary strength. It can be cemented with the help of an ordinary bridge cement and crown.
Lava crown has a translucent Zirconia on the inside which is shaded and finally looks beautiful on the outside due to its baked layer.
Zirconia crowns look natural and do not reveal a black line like other crowns at the gum line.
Emax crownsare getting more and more popular nowadays.

These crowns are best suitable for people who are allergic to metals.

Our natural tooth is translucent in color and these crowns are the only ones with such translucency. A major problem with these crowns is that they are not as strong as PFM crowns.

Advantages of these crowns

Transparent and true to nature and aesthetically appealing
No allergic reactions and highly biocompatible and reduced sensitivity
Alignment and form correction is possible
Ideally suitable for patients who have reduced space inside their mouth and are looking for that natural looking tooth

Disadvantages