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An e.max crown is a full-coverage restoration made from lithium disilicate glass-ceramic, chosen where a tooth needs complete protection but the restoration must still transmit light like natural enamel.
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E.max crowns start from £800 per tooth, including laboratory work. Root canal treatment, where the tooth needs it beforehand, starts from £495.
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The short answer: E.max crowns
An e.max crown is a full-coverage restoration made from lithium disilicate glass-ceramic, chosen where a tooth needs complete protection but the restoration must still transmit light like natural enamel.
E.max crowns is planned and provided by Dr Vikas Prinja at Apple Dental Studios, 106 Marsh Road, Pinner, with patients travelling from across North West London. If you are looking for a dentist in Pinner, that page sets out how consultations, written plans and fees work here.
Coverage is decided — filling, onlay or full crown — based on how much sound tooth remains.
Only the tooth surface required for the material thickness is prepared.
A digital scan and shade record are sent to the laboratory.
A provisional restoration protects the tooth and tests shape and bite.
The crown is bonded, the bite checked and margins finished.
Bonded lithium disilicate restorations are commonly reported to perform well beyond ten years where the bite is managed and hygiene is maintained.
From £800Guide fee
E.max crowns start from £800 per tooth, including laboratory work. Root canal treatment, where the tooth needs it beforehand, starts from £495.
A written plan with itemised fees is provided after assessment, before any treatment is agreed. See the full fee guide.
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BeforeAfterThe upper front teeth looked uneven in both length and width, and previous cosmetic work no longer matched the surrounding teeth.
BeforeAfterA heavily restored front tooth that no longer matched its neighbour and needed full protection.
Common questions
No. Many smile makeovers are achieved with alignment, whitening and bonding, which preserve more natural tooth. Ceramic veneers are indicated when shape, strength or colour cannot be changed predictably by less invasive means.
Bonding is usually additive, repairable and reversible, but stains more readily. Veneers are more stain resistant and durable, but require enamel preparation and are irreversible. The right choice depends on tooth position, remaining enamel, bite and how much change is needed.
An E.max ceramic crown starts from £800 at this practice. Suitability depends on the remaining tooth structure, bite, colour and the restoration design.
A veneer covers the visible front surface of a tooth, while an E.max crown covers the whole tooth. A crown is chosen where the tooth is broken down, root treated or under heavy bite load; a veneer is chosen where enough sound tooth remains.
E.max lithium disilicate is used on front and back teeth where there is adequate tooth structure and the bite is favourable. Where bite forces are very heavy or grinding is unmanaged, a stronger material or a protective night guard may be advised.
Crowns commonly last many years when the underlying tooth is healthy, the bite is managed and hygiene is good. Failure is usually related to decay at the margin, root fracture or heavy grinding rather than the crown material itself.
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A crown is a laboratory-made restoration that covers a damaged tooth to restore its shape and strength; a bridge uses one or more crowns to replace an adjacent missing tooth.
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Hyper-realistic composite restoration is layered, hand-sculpted resin work that rebuilds a tooth using several shades and translucencies so the restoration reproduces the light behaviour, surface texture and internal detail of natural enamel and dentine.
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A ceramic veneer is a thin, custom-made porcelain facing bonded to the front of a tooth to change its shape, colour or alignment, usually requiring a small amount of enamel to be prepared.
Restore
Restorative dentistry repairs and rebuilds damaged, worn or missing teeth — using fillings, onlays, crowns, bridges or implants — with the aim of restoring function while preserving as much natural tooth as possible.
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