When you are looking at getting crowns for your teeth, its a good idea to understand how they are made and what the proceedure it to get them. There are several steps in a crown being made and installed.

Step 1
The first step is where your dentist makes an impression of your tooth to fit in a temporary crown. This crown protects your tooth until the permanent crown is made but it will not last for very long and may not be the right color or shape as your permanent one.

Step 2
This step is where your dentist gives you freezing which is called a local anesthetic. They then file down your tooth to make room for the crown.

Step 3
Another impression is taken of the filed-down tooth and nearby teeth. Then the temporary crown is placed over your tooth and you get sent home.

Step 4
The impression is then sent to a dental lab, where your permanent crown is custom-made. The impression of your tooth is used to make a model. A filling that is the same size and shape as your tooth is built based on the model.

Step 5
On your fifth and final visit, your dentist takes off the temporary crown and puts on the permanent one. Then they check to make sure the crown is the right fit, shape and colour. If it is, your dentist cements the crown into place. The finished result is a tooth that will look and work very much like a natural tooth.

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