Esthetic Checklist For Your New Crown

• Colour

Will the colour blend in with the rest of the teeth or do you want the crowns to stand out by being lighter?

• Length of the teeth

Are they too long or too short? Ideally, the biting edges of the upper teeth should just touch the bottom lip when you say "forty-five".

• Gums

Make sure the gum tissue looks healthy. It should outline your teeth in a half-moon shape.

• Midline

An imaginary vertical line drawn between the two front upper teeth should be in line with the middle of the face. If not perfectly in line, it should be parallel to the facial midline, at least.

• Shape

Shape is one of the most important aspects of a crown since it must duplicate the form of the natural tooth.

• Texture

If you want a natural looking, it is important to match the surface characteristics of adjacent teeth.

• Adjacent teeth

Look at the teeth on either side to see if they can be improved with cosmetic contouring or filling replacement before the new crowns or bonding is placed.

• Arrangement of teeth

Does the tooth placement look natural? Sometimes a little addition of porcelaine or slight reshaping can make a tooth look a bit irregular aand more natural.