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A crown is a cover or âcapâ your dentist can put on a tooth. The crown restores the tooth to its normal shape, size and function. The purpose of a crown is to make the tooth stronger or improve the way it looks. You may need a crown if you:
Gold crowns are one of the classic types of dental crowns used in dentistry. There are two types of gold crowns used to restore a tooth. The full gold crown is made entirely from gold or gold alloy. A porcelain fused to metal crown (PFM) is made from a combination of gold and porcelain. In regards to the gold, there are three types of alloy used for fabricating gold crowns: High Noble Alloy - Precious Metal - Made from, at a minimum, 60% high noble alloy. This includes gold, platinum and palladium.