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Dentistry vocabulary · Crowns, Bridges, Dentures and Implants

Crown

Meaning in dentistry, with examples

/kraʊn/nounCore term

In dentistry, crown means: A cap made of ceramic, metal or both that covers a damaged tooth completely and restores its shape and strength. The word also means the part of a tooth visible above the gum.

In Turkish: kron, kuron, diş kaplaması

How it is used

Dentists prepare a tooth for a crown, take an impression, fit a temporary crown and later cement the final one. Common types are zirconia, all-ceramic and porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns.

Example sentences

  1. After the root canal treatment, we'll put a crown on this tooth to protect it.

  2. Her crown came off while she was eating toffee.

Common collocations

  • fit a crown
  • zirconia crown
  • temporary crown
  • crown preparation
  • cement a crown
  • bridgeA fixed restoration that replaces one or more missing teeth by joining false teeth to crowns on the neighboring teeth or on implants.
  • impressionAn accurate copy of the teeth and gums, made by pressing soft material in a tray against them or by scanning them, so that a lab can make a crown, denture or aligner.
  • dental implantA small screw, usually made of titanium, placed in the jawbone to replace the root of a missing tooth. Once it has fused with the bone, it supports a crown, bridge or denture.
  • veneerA thin shell of porcelain or composite bonded to the front surface of a tooth to improve its color, shape or apparent position.
  • root canal treatmentTreatment that removes inflamed or infected pulp from inside a tooth, then cleans, shapes and seals the root canals so that the tooth can be kept.

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