International Standard Porcelain Crown Procedure at Herident Dental Clinic

Porcelain crowns will help you possess a bright white and natural smile. However, to obtain optimal results and ensure safety, the porcelain crown procedure needs to adhere international standard. So, how is the international-standard porcelain crown procedure carried out at Herident Dental Clinic? Read the article below to find out!

Overview of Porcelain Crowns

What are Porcelain Crowns?

A porcelain crown is a method of restoring the complete tooth morphology so that it is suitable for both function and aesthetics.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Porcelain Crowns

Advantages:

• Aesthetics: Porcelain crowns are fabricated according to the personalized design of each patient's condition. They possess natural whiteness and brightness and are meticulously crafted to create the most harmonious and aesthetic result.
• Improved chewing function: Severely decayed or broken teeth, especially in the molar area, can significantly reduce chewing efficiency. Porcelain crowns help restore the original shape of the tooth, thereby greatly improving chewing function.
• High Durability: Compared to conventional tooth restoration methods such as composite fillings, which have a lifespan of 3-5 years, porcelain crowns, if done with the correct technique and proper hygiene and care, can last up to 15-20 years.

Disadvantages

• Tooth Structure Loss: To place a porcelain crown, your natural teeth will be ground down by a layer equivalent to the thickness of the chosen restoration. These are irreversible procedures, so you must be absolutely certain before deciding.
• Increased Tooth SensitivitySince the outer layer of the tooth (enamel) — the hardest structure of the tooth — must be ground down, the tooth becomes weaker. Enamel protects the tooth from external stimuli and prevents fractures. If too much of the hard tissue is removed during the grinding process, the tooth can become sensitive and more prone to discomfort from hot and cold stimuli, as well as more susceptible to tooth decay than normal.
• Lower Durability than Natural Teeth: Porcelain teeth are unlikely to last forever like natural teeth. Their durability depends on various factors, including the dentist's skill, the quality of the porcelain used, oral hygiene practices, and post-treatment care.
• May Cause Bad Breath: Improperly done porcelain crowns, food trapping, and poor oral hygiene can lead to gum inflammation and bad breath.
• High Cost: The cost of porcelain crowns is relatively high, and they are not a permanent solution. Over time, you may need to replace your porcelain crowns periodically to ensure quality. You must invest additional finances when the crowns are damaged or deteriorated.

Learn More: What are Porcelain Crowns? Prices of various types of porcelain crowns & Procedure

International Standard Porcelain Crown Procedure at Herident Dental Clinic

The tooth porcelain crown process includes the following main steps:

Step 1: Examination and Consultation

First, the patient needs a thorough oral health examination, including the condition of the teeth, bone, and soft tissues. After understanding the patient's oral condition, the doctor will discuss their aesthetic needs, the type of porcelain crown, and the best treatment method with the patient. 

Step 2: Oral Cleaning and Anesthesia

The doctor will perform oral hygiene to remove tartar (calculus) and plaque. To ensure the tooth preparation procedure is safe and comfortable for the patient, the doctor will administer local anesthesia at the area of the tooth to be prepared, helping the patient avoid pain and discomfort throughout the process.

Step 3: Tooth Shaving

The tooth preparation step is crucial and requires high technical skill. The doctor will use specialized equipment to grind down a very thin layer of enamel (about 0.5 - 2 mm, depending on the type of porcelain crown and the patient's tooth condition).

The purpose of tooth preparation is to create space for the future porcelain restoration. This procedure requires the dentist to calculate carefully to avoid damaging the dental pulp.

Step 4: Tooth Shape Taking

After tooth preparation, the doctor will take the shape of the patient's teeth using a specialized marking material. This marking will be sent to the dental laboratory for the technician to fabricate the porcelain crown to fit perfectly with the natural teeth and achieve optimal aesthetics. The marking accuracy is a decisive factor in the fit and natural appearance of the porcelain crown.

Step 5: Make temporary teeth (if needed)

While waiting for the permanent porcelain crown to be completed, the doctor will place a temporary crown on the prepared tooth to protect the natural tooth, maintain masticatory function, and ensure temporary aesthetics.

The temporary crown protects the prepared tooth surface, avoids sensitivity and discomfort, and allows you to carry out normal activities while waiting for the permanent crown.

Step 6: Final Crown Placement

Once the porcelain crown is completed, you will return to the dental clinic for the doctor to place the crown on the tooth. The doctor will check the crown's fit, color, and shape to ensure the perfect final restoration.

After determining that the crown meets the requirements, the doctor will use specialized dental cement to permanently bond it, ensuring it adheres firmly to the natural tooth. Finally, the doctor will adjust the occlusion (bite), ensuring you have no problems with chewing and provide instructions on caring for the porcelain crown to maintain its durability and aesthetics over the long term.

Popular Porcelain Crown Types at Herident

Titanium Porcelain

• Main Composition includes: 72% nickel, 13% chromium, 5% molybdenum, 4-6% titanium
• Advantages: Strong, affordable price
• Disadvantages: 

• • Poor aesthetics
  • Over time, under the influence of components in the oral environment, the metal framework is prone to oxidation, leading to a dark line at the gingival margin.
  • Requires significant tooth preparation.
  • A metallic sheen is visible under direct light.

Cercon

Cercon porcelain crowns are a premium product line from Dentsply Sirona – a leading dental brand from Germany, renowned for its restorative dental solutions that meet international standards. This is an ideal choice for customers with high demands for both aesthetics and durability.

Outstanding advantages:

• Safe and Biocompatible: Does not irritate, is suitable for all physiques, and offers optimal oral health protection.
• Natural Aesthetics: Translucency combined with a gentle golden hue provides natural beauty, harmonizing with natural teeth.
• Excellent Durability: With a hardness of up to 900 MPa, Cercon porcelain crowns are 4 times harder than natural teeth, allowing you to chew comfortably without worrying about cracks or fractures.
• Preservation of Natural Teeth: The tooth preparation process only requires 0.6 – 0.8mm, preserving maximum natural tooth structure, and minimizing impact on the natural tooth structure.

• Warranty period of up to 7 years, affirming the quality and durability of the product, providing absolute peace of mind.

Cercon HT

Cercon HT, a product from Dentsply Sirona (Germany), is an upgraded version of the Cercon line, offering special improvements in both aesthetics and function.

Advantages: 

• Completely non-irritating, optimal oral health protection.
• Improved color: Cercon HT teeth have a natural white brightness, bringing a radiant and harmonious smile.
• With a hardness of up to 1600 MPa, the teeth withstand forces many times greater than natural teeth, ensuring stable and durable chewing ability.
• Thanks to a thickness of only 0.5mm, the tooth preparation process is optimized, minimizing invasiveness and preserving the natural tooth structure.
• Cost: 6.5 million VND
• Warranty: 7 years, commitment to long-term quality and peace of mind in use.

Ceramil

Ceramil porcelain crowns from Germany, stand out with advanced production technology and outstanding precision, meeting all strict standards of quality and aesthetics. This is an ideal porcelain crown line for those seeking a combination of natural aesthetics and high durability.

Advantages:

• Superior Aesthetics: With high translucency, Ceramil porcelain crowns reproduce the true color of natural teeth, bringing a perfect smile.
• Versatile and Durable: Thanks to its high hardness and good resistance to chewing forces, it meets all tooth restoration needs, from incisors to molars.
• Biocompatible: Biocompatible porcelain material helps maximize the protection of natural tooth tissue and does not cause irritation, providing long-term comfort.
• Cost: 7 million VND
• Warranty: 9 years, ensuring peace of mind and long-term companionship with customers.

Nacera

Nacera porcelain crowns are manufactured in Germany, which is famous for its advanced dental technology and rigorous quality control processes. This premium line of porcelain crowns is trusted by many customers thanks to its perfection in aesthetics and function.

Advantages:

• Absolutely Safety: High biocompatibility, non-irritating, suitable for all physiques.
• High Durability: Excellent resistance to force, ensuring long-lasting life even with frequent chewing.
• Natural Aesthetics: True-to-life color like natural teeth, customers can freely choose the most suitable color for themselves from a rich color palette of up to 16 different shades.
• Perfect Thermal Insulation: No discomfort when eating hot or cold food, thanks to its outstanding thermal insulation.

• Reasonable Price: 9 million VND, a worthy investment for long-term health and beauty.
• Warranty: 9 years, ensuring maximum benefits and absolute peace of mind for customers.

Lava plus

Originating from the USA, this premium product line fully meets the strictest standards of quality and medical safety. Not only does it provide excellent aesthetic results, but this porcelain crown is also highly regarded for its durability and biocompatibility, giving you peace of mind for long-term use.

 Advantages:

• Absolutely Safety: With high biocompatibility, US-made porcelain crowns do not cause irritation and are completely compatible with the oral environment.
• Outstanding Durability: Has the ability to withstand force, minimizing the risk of cracking or fracturing during chewing.
• Maintains Long-lasting Beauty: The surface of the porcelain crown effectively prevents plaque buildup, providing lasting shine over time.
• Preservation of Natural Teeth: Advanced tooth preparation technology only requires grinding from 0.5mm, helping to protect maximum natural enamel.

• Cost: 15 million VND, commensurate with the high quality you receive.
• Warranty: Up to 10 years, committed to accompanying your healthy and beautiful smile.

Orodent

Orodent porcelain crowns are a premium porcelain line from Italy, designed to meet all aesthetic and functional needs with perfection in every detail. This porcelain line includes 4 diverse types, offering many choices to suit customer desires:

• Gold: Provides the most natural smile.
• White Matt Zirconia: Perfect durability, suitable for molars that withstand large forces.
• High Translucent Zirconia: Long-lasting whiteness over time.
• Bleach Zirconia: Possesses a brilliant sparkling effect.

Advantages:

• Absolutely Safety: High biocompatibility, non-irritating, friendly to the oral environment.
• Top-notch Aesthetics:
  • Translucency up to 48%, recreating perfect natural beauty for teeth.
  • Especially, Orodent Bleach porcelain crowns use Tosho Japanese zirconia porcelain powder and diamond crystal particles, providing a luxurious and unique sparkling effect.
• Maximum Tooth Tissue Preservation: With an optimal design, Orodent porcelain crowns require minimal tooth preparation, preserving the maximum natural tooth structure.

• Cost: 20 million VND/tooth – a worthy investment for the highest-class porcelain crown line.
• Warranty: 20 years, ensuring timeless durability and absolute peace of mind.

Emax Porcelain

Emax porcelain crowns are a product of Ivoclar Vivadent, the leading digital dental medical equipment group in Germany. With advanced technology and special construction, Emax is considered one of the most premium porcelain crown lines available today.
Emax porcelain crowns are designed with two parts:

• Porcelain Core: Made from high-tech glass ceramic, providing outstanding durability and aesthetics.
• Porcelain Veneer: Consists of 5 layers of veneer , creating translucency and natural opacity like natural teeth, providing the most natural smile.

Notable for its two product lines, Emax Press and Emax CAD: Super-hard glass ceramic, the main component is lithium disilicate – a combination of quartz crystals, lithium dioxide, phosphorus oxide, alumina, and potassium oxide. This provides optimal durability and resistance to force.

Advantages: 

• Safe and Biocompatible: Non-irritating, friendly to the oral environment.
• Diverse Applications:
  • Porcelain Veneers: Ideal for aesthetic restorations.
  • Porcelain Inlays and Onlays: Correct minor defects without significant damage to tooth tissue.
  • Conventional Porcelain Crowns: Suitable for both incisors and molars.
  • 3-unit Porcelain Bridges: Meets the needs of multiple tooth restorations.
  • Restorations on Implants: Increases durability and aesthetics for implanted teeth.
  • Warranty: 10 years, ensuring quality and long-term satisfaction.

Lisi Porcelain 

Lisi porcelain crowns (or GC Initial® LiSi Press) are a product of the GC Japan, a globally renowned brand in dental materials. With advanced technology and superior materials, Lisi is the perfect choice for those who demand sophistication and durability in tooth restoration.

Composition:

• Made from monolithic lithium disilicate glass, providing high durability and perfect biocompatibility.
• Utilizes High Density Micronization (HDM) technology: Lithium disilicate micro-crystals are evenly dispersed on the glass core, replacing conventional large crystals, ensuring superior hardness and optimal aesthetics.

Unique Feature: High reflectivity creates natural light like natural teeth, providing a radiant smile every time you smile.

Advantages:

• High Biocompatibility: Benign, absolutely corrosion-resistant, and does not cause any reaction with the oral environment.
• Optimal Aesthetics: Natural light harmonizes with the color of natural teeth.
• Preservation of Natural Teeth: Thin design, requires minimal tooth preparation but still ensures high resistance to force.

• Warranty: 15 years, affirming quality and long-term durability.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Are porcelain crowns durable?

Whether porcelain crowns are long-lasting depends on many factors, from the dentist's skill to the quality of the material to your oral care habits. If all factors are ensured, the lifespan of porcelain crowns can reach decades.

Is getting porcelain crowns painful?

The porcelain crown procedure will be carefully managed for pain by the dentist. Therefore, getting porcelain crowns is not as painful as people often think.

Do porcelain crowns stain?

Porcelain is a non-porous material. Discoloration of porcelain crowns only occurs when one has poor oral hygiene, which leads to the accumulation of tartar and plaque, causing aesthetic issues.

The porcelain crown procedure at Herident Dental Clinic is performed according to international standards, ensuring safety and optimal effectiveness. Each step in the procedure is carried out meticulously and with the expertise of a team of doctors, combined with modern technology to bring perfect results. With a professional process and quality service, you can completely trust Herident to achieve a bright and confident smile.