History of Dental Bridges and Crowns
Dental Crowns
Dental Crowns are a type of Cosmetic Dentistry and are prepared and fitted by a Cosmetic Dentist. Dental Crowns are used to protect teeth that have been root treated, have a large filling present or have had some kind of trauma to them. Crowns are used to protect the teeth from further breakage and to make the teeth last as long as possible. They can be made of porcelain, gold or a combination of metal and porcelain. Thanks to advancement in technology crowns can be made to match the shape and shade of your other teeth making them look as natural as possible. They require 2 appointments to be made.
Etruscans were the first civilisation to use Dental Crowns. Their crowns were made of ivory, gold, bone and even human teeth! They continued to use these materials into the 19th century. During the 19th century dentistry advanced and porcelain dentures were invented. These were very comfortable which led to porcelain jacket crowns being invented by Charles Land in 1905.
Although these porcelain crowns were effective they still had room for improvement. In the 1950’s porcelain fused to metal crowns were invented. These crowns were extremely strong and long lasting due to the metal and natural looking due to the porcelain.
Dental Bridges
Dental Bridges are a type of Cosmetic Dentistry and are prepared and fitted by a Cosmetic Dentist. Dental Bridges are used to replace missing teeth in your mouth. Teeth either side of the gap or gaps are used to anchor the bridge in place. There are different bridges available to fix different problems. They require 2 appointments to be made and can be made from porcelain or a combination of metal and porcelain. It is important to replace any missing teeth you may have as after time you will find that teeth either side of the gap and above will start to move towards to gap which can lead to further problems.
Like Dental Crowns the Etruscans were the first to use Dental Bridges. Unbelievably Dental Bridges were used as long as 2,600 years ago! The Etruscans didn’t use Bridges to replace missing teeth though they were used as a mark of status. Many women would have their teeth removed so they could have gold bridges fitted to show off their wealth.
It wasn’t until the twentieth century that Dental Bridges became part of modern dentistry with Cosmetic Dentists using them to replace missing teeth.
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