Will porcelain crowns correct my crooked tooth?

Ceramic restorations can give exquiisite results when taken care of by experienced and trained cosmetic dentist.  Ideally a diagnostic wax up will be made prior to starting treatment.  This will include study models and photos.  This allows you to preview the expected final product prior to having the work completed.In my office we bring the patient in a few days after placing the provisional restorations to make any final corrections before finishing the case.I have seen countless cases where patients are unhappy with their final restorations that could have been avoided by utilizing provisionals and then letting the patient preview the final results.  The color of provisionals will not match ceramic exactly the the size, shape and position of the teeth can be verified and the final ceramic restorations are prettier than the composite/acrlic provisionals.

Porcelain crowns can correct crooked teeth but a better solution may be porcelain veneers.  Porcelain veneers require less tooth reduction (shaving) leaving more healthy tooth structure  to support the porcelain restorations. If your gums show when you smile, you may also want to consider crown lengthening before correcting crooked teeth with either porcelain crowns or porcelain veneers in order to get a more perfect smile.

YES, most of the time!  We do this all all the time with cosmetic dentistry.  What is important is that you and your dentist communicated with each other about making the end result of straight teeth before your teeth were prepared, as crooked teeth generally require more tooth preparation (drilling of the underlying teeth) to make them straight.You should be interested in the web link below that discusses how this is done, often referred to in the cosmetic dentistry circles as "instant orthodontics".