Full-Ceramic Crown (Zirconia / e.max)

A full-ceramic crown is a tooth-coloured cap that restores a heavily filled, cracked or root-treated tooth to its natural shape and strength. Exacto Clinic uses metal-free zirconia and e.max ceramics for a natural appearance without a dark margin at the gum line. Crowns are made with the in-house laboratory and matched to the surrounding teeth, with porcelain inlays and onlays offered for larger cavities that do not need a full crown.

A dental crown is a custom cap that fits over a damaged or weakened tooth to rebuild its shape, size and strength and to protect what remains of the natural tooth. Crowns are commonly recommended after root-canal treatment, for teeth with large old fillings or fractures, or to improve the appearance of a single tooth. Exacto Clinic works with metal-free materials — zirconium oxide and lithium-disilicate e.max ceramic — which transmit light more like a natural tooth and avoid the grey line that can appear at the gum with older metal-based crowns. The tooth is first prepared and an impression or digital scan taken, from which the clinic's laboratory fabricates the crown to match the colour and contour of the neighbouring teeth; a temporary crown protects the tooth in the meantime. At a second visit the definitive crown is checked for fit, shade and bite and then secured. For teeth where the damage is too large for a simple filling but a full crown would be excessive, the clinic offers porcelain inlays and onlays — laboratory-made restorations bonded into the tooth that conserve more natural structure. Minor gum reshaping is available where it helps the final aesthetics. The dentist will advise which option suits the tooth, and good hygiene and regular reviews are associated with longer-lasting crown work.