The crowns blog
One question per article. Written by the Precious Dental team in Antalya, sourced, and reviewed by our dentist.
Materials, explained
Crown margins explained: where the crown meets your tooth, and why it matters
Margin designs, where the edge sits against the gum, and why it matters for gums and decay.
Read →Materials, explainedDo crowns wear down the teeth they bite against?
Enamel wear against zirconia, E-max and porcelain, and why a polished surface matters most.
Read →Materials, explainedHow a zirconia crown is made, from scan to finished tooth
Scan, design, milling soft zirconia, the big shrink in the furnace, then colour and glaze.
Read →Materials, explainedHow crowns are cemented, and why E-max is bonded when zirconia often is not
Conventional vs adhesive cement, and why E-max is bonded while zirconia often is not.
Read →Materials, explainedMatching a single front crown to your own teeth
Why one crown next to natural teeth is the hardest match, and how shade, photos and try-in help.
Read →Materials, explainedMetal-free crowns and metal allergy: what is in a metal-ceramic crown and when it matters
The alloys in metal-ceramic crowns, how often they cause reactions, and what metal-free changes.
Read →Materials, explainedMonolithic or layered zirconia: which kind of zirconia crown suits which tooth
Solid vs porcelain-covered zirconia: chipping research, looks, and which teeth suit which.
Read →Materials, explained3Y, 4Y, 5Y and multilayer zirconia: the trade-off between strength and translucency
Published strength and translucency figures for each zirconia grade, and where each one belongs.
Read →Choosing your crowns
Braces, aligners and crowns: which comes first?
Straighten or crown? The right order, and what happens to crowns you already have.
Read →Choosing your crownsCrown lengthening: gum and bone reshaping before crowns
Short teeth and gummy smiles: when gum and bone reshaping comes before crowns.
Read →Choosing your crownsCrowns in your 20s and 30s: the case for starting conservative
Why a crown at 25 means several in a lifetime, and the gentler options to try first.
Read →Choosing your crownsDo you really need a crown?
When a crown is the right repair and when a filling, onlay, bonding or nothing keeps more tooth.
Read →Choosing your crownsOnlays and partial crowns: partial coverage that keeps more tooth
Partial coverage for back teeth: who suits it, how it is bonded and what the research shows.
Read →Choosing your crownsPeg-shaped lateral incisors: bonding, veneer, crown or braces
Small side teeth: bonding, veneers, crowns or orthodontics, and why adding beats drilling.
Read →Choosing your crownsPregnancy, breastfeeding and cosmetic crowns: getting the timing right
X-rays, anaesthetic, pregnancy gums and travel: when elective crowns make sense.
Read →Choosing your crownsReading the tooth numbers on a crown plan
The FDI two-digit code explained, so you can check which teeth a plan crowns and with what.
Read →Choosing your crownsRoot-filled teeth, posts and crowns
Does a root-filled tooth need a crown, and when is a post and core actually used?
Read →Choosing your crownsGetting a second opinion on a crown plan
What to send, what to ask and how to compare two opinions on a crown plan.
Read →Choosing your crownsHow to show your dentist the smile you want
References, shade and natural vs uniform: how to brief a dentist without a filter photo.
Read →Turkey teeth and social media
Influencer dental deals: the ad rules and how to read a sponsored smile
Free teeth for posts: what UK ad rules require and how to read a sponsored smile.
Read →Turkey teeth and social mediaTurkey teeth on social media: how to read the videos
Filters, lighting and prep clips: how to read smile videos, and what they leave out.
Read →Living with crowns
Your bite feels high after new crowns: what is normal and what needs a recheck
High spots, normal settling, and the signs that your bite needs a dentist to check it again.
Read →Living with crownsBlack triangles between crowns: why the gaps appear and what can be done
Why dark gaps open near the gum between crowns, and the realistic options to close them.
Read →Living with crownsYour crown came off or chipped: what to do first, at home or while travelling
The first steps if a crown comes loose or chips, at home or on the road, and what not to do.
Read →Living with crownsDecay under a crown: why it starts at the edge and why it is easy to miss
Why decay starts at the crown edge, why it hides from X-rays, and how to keep it away.
Read →Living with crownsFood stuck between crowns: open contacts, food traps and how they are fixed
Why food packs between crowns, why it matters for gums and decay, and the ways it is fixed.
Read →Living with crownsGrinding, clenching and crowns: choosing the right material and protecting it
Bruxism and crown failure, which materials cope best, and what night guards really do.
Read →Living with crownsVaping, smoking and crowns: staining, gum health and healing
Staining, gum health and healing around crowns if you smoke or vape, with what the research shows.
Read →Send a selfie smile. Get a written crown plan.
A few photos of your teeth or a recent X-ray is enough to start. A dentist looks at them and you get a written plan: which teeth, which material, why, and the price in pounds. If you don't need crowns, we'll tell you.