Teeth, it is one of the important parts of a human body and is allocated with a very important function to play throughout one's life. Apart from giving a good look it has a significant role to play in the speaking ability of the kid. It is necessary to give due care to the sensitive part of the body to ensure the proper growth of the permanent teeth of a kid. 

What is Pediatric Crowns?

Pediatric crowns are nothing but a tooth shaped cap. In order to restore a tooth and give its strength, size and shape back, and improve its appearance these tooth shaped caps are place over the tooth. When the tooth cap is placed on a tooth it swallows up the entire tooth from above the gum line. 

What is the need for the dental crown?

In order to prevent a weak tooth from decaying, breaking or holding together the cracked parts of a tooth the assistance of a crown is used.

A severely worn down tooth or a broken tooth can be restored with the help of the crown.

When there is not much of a tooth left over, the crown can act as a cover and hold up the tooth with a large filling. 

Types of crowns available:

There are various types of crowns available in the market. With the assistance of stainless steel Pediatric Stainless Steel Crowns are made, metalssuch as gold, all types of resin and ceramics can be used to develop a permanent crown. 

Stainless steel:

Primarily the prefabricated crowns are placed on the affected tooth as a temporary measure while the making of a permanent crown is under progress. For infants, the primary teeth are capped with the stainless steel crowns. The entire tooth is engulfed by the crown and is protected from getting decayed further. Most commonly when it comes to capping an infant's tooth stainless steel crowns are put in to use as they avoid numerous dental visits. Thus they are very cost effective. 

Metal crowns:

There are various metals used to make a crown. Alloys with high content platinum, gold or base metal alloys are used to make up the crowns. In terms of very worst wear down the metal crowns are the best option to go for as they can withstand high forces like chewing and biting.

The probability for the metal crown to crack or break down is very low. They are very strong and have a long durability. Their metallic color does not provide an aesthetic appearance. In case if you are expecting your crowns to have an aesthetic appearance metal crowns lag a bit to satisfy your need. Apart from that they are a great option to go for. You can opt them for the out of sight molar teeth if appearance matters the most for you.  

The ceramic style:

The ceramic crowns are the crowns that can provide the most natural color as that of a natural tooth. They can be used as a replace for all teeth. They are the best choice for people who are allergic to metals.