What is the difference between a filling and a crown?

A filling repairs a small part of a tooth. A crown covers the whole tooth when too much of it is weak or broken.

Fillings

A filling replaces the small part of a tooth that a cavity damaged. Ours are tooth-colored.

Crowns

A crown is a cap that covers the whole tooth. It protects a tooth that is cracked, weak or has a large old filling.

Which one you need

It depends on how much healthy tooth is left. The dentist shows you what we see and explains the choice.

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