Zirconia (white) crowns

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Our office does offer white crowns as an alternative to more traditional stainless steel crowns.

It is important for parents to understand that placing a white crown is significantly more complex than placing a stainless steel crown. For that reason procedure times tend to be longer when placing white crowns versus placing stainless steel (silver) crowns. 

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In situations where the patient begins to struggle because of the longer procedure time we may elect to end the procedure quickly by placing a stainless steel (silver) crown to prevent a negative dental experience. The stainless steel (silver) crown can be removed and replaced with a zirconia (white) crown at a future visit when the patient is able to tolerate the procedure.

While we hope both goals can be achieved we strongly believe a positive dental experience is more important than an esthetic restoration.