Baby Dental, Understanding the difference between porcelain and metal crowns
I need to get a crown and my dental insurance covers for full metal and porcelain fused to metal crowns. My dentist said he would do either and a coarse the full metal crown are more more affordable for me. The tooth that I need a crown on is all the way in back on one of my back molars. Which crown would be the best to get.
Answer: Which crown you get is what you feel is best for you and your own budget. However a metal crown is just that and it will be silver in color. Making it look like you have a silver tooth. Since it is a tooth in the back you may not mind since it will probably not show when you smile. Where as a porcelain fused to metal crown will look more like your own teeth. Since the tooth is in the back you will not even be able to tell you have a crown on that tooth if you choose this option.
