What is a dental crown and post?

Answer 1

Your question is a bit vague.

Do you mean what are dental crowns ?

or what type of restorations in the mouth are crowns?

Anyway, here is an article explaining what is a dental crown.

http://www.intelligentdental.com/2010/03/27/what-are-dental-crowns/

Answer 2

A crown is a custom-made cap by the Dentist to fit neatly over the original tooth. They are also known as fixed prosthetic devices' which means, unlike removable devices like dentures, crowns are cemented onto existing teeth or dental implants. They are designed to last and are only routinely removed by a dentist at the end of their long lifespans. Dental Crowns can also be used in combination with implants to replace a missing tooth and can also protect a tooth that has already undergone extensive dental work.

Answer 3

The clinical crown is the part of a tooth above the current gumline, which can be more or less than the "anatomical crown" which only defines the section of the tooth independent of its exposure.

Answer 4

Stainless steel crowns can be used in various circumstances: •    When a tooth’s crown is broken or fractured. •    When a tooth is damaged or decayed severely. •    When a few teeth are abnormal right from birth. •    When a child has a very high level of dental caries. •    When there is an underlying disease, which causes the need to place a crown. •    When no other material suits the restoration procedure and SSCs are the only choice

Answer 5

when you have a huge cavity that a regular filling probably will not be stable enough for that tooth or if you have a crack lines in the tooth or a huge filling already that is breaking down.

Answer 6

A stainless steel crowns is a preformed metal crown used for the restoration of severely decayed milk teeth. It almost Preserve a healthy tooth structure, with less tooth reduction required.