Dental Info

 The short answer is there is no one best crown for every situation, but more and more dentists are opting for all ceramic crowns.... either Zirconium or lithium dislicate. They are used in different clincal situations. Please be aware that This post is not intended to be a deep dive into the subject, but may answer may questions about all ceramic crowns So what be the appropriate indications for using the different types of ceramic crowns ( full thickness milled zirconium , Porcelain fused to Zirconium, full thickness lithium disilicate( pressable or milled),  and litium disilicate layered with porcelain. How to make sense of all these choices? Ok , lets try and clarify the different options and which is best in different situations.  Presently, monolithic zirconium crowns are the most commonly made crowns by dentists nationwide. These come in three Primary types; High opacity, medium opacity and high translucency. The opaque version is somewhat stronger and fracture r...

 It seems that our entire society is experiencing a consolidation of services. Amazon, for example,  essentially drove most of the smaller book sellers out of business.  Then Amazon added other types of goods and now it is the behemoth of vendors seemingly selling anything the heart desires. We have seen the advent of large pharmacy chains that are providing medicines (Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid) and they have more or less eliminated other smaller privately owned  pharmacies. Presently large hospital systems are swallowing other smaller hospitals as well as purchasing privately owned medical practices.  The same trend can be observed in dentistry, where investors have funded chains of dental offices that are buying existing privately owned dental practices.  Many of my graduating seniors at NYU College of Dentistry have received generous offers with starting salaries that are over $150,000 per annum . These dental chains often have modern well appointed o...