Allow on reconstruction of fully destroyed tooth with a present radix. Crown’s color and transparency are selected individually so the crown won’t be different from the rest of the teeth. Porcelain crown is made to reconstruct defected tooth tissues, to keep or bring back its masticatory function and esthetic look.
The indication to crown the tooth is defection or impairment of the crown by caries and also correction of its color and shape. Applying crown on a tooth with endodontic treatment should be combined with reconstruction of crown-radix inlay because of possibility of the tooth getting more fragile.
Nowadays patients have opportunity to choose between porcelain and ceramic crowns.