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Dental Cap Home Why a Dental Crown ? How is a Dental Crown Made? FAQ /Cost of a Dental Crown Posts and Dental Bridges Links
What is a Dental Cap?
A dental cap, or more correctly, dental crown, is a metal, porcelain or plastic whole-tooth covering. A filling fills a part of the tooth whereas a cap covers the whole tooth. What's the difference between a crown and a cap? Nothing: dentists usually call them crowns and patients sometimes call them caps.
Drawings of, and More About, Dental Crowns
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