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Also known as caps, crowns, tooth caps, tooth crowns.

Dental crowns are caps that are used to help preserve or restore the functionality, strength, or size of a tooth, as well as improve its appearance. Dental crowns can be made from any of several materials, and once cemented in place will entirely encase the portion of your tooth that is above the gum.

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