Is a Chipped eMax Crown Still Strong? (photo)

Sorry to hear about your problem with your front tooth.  Emax is very strong material and I have placed a lot of restorations without any issues.  It may be an issue with your bite or lab issue.  Have your dentist check it out and ask for the crown to be replaced.  Hope this helps

Dental crowns have come a long way. eMax is a very strong material. There are still different versions of eMax crowns-some are solid eMax, and others are "layered". 

For front teeth we are typically using layered eMax. These are very strong, but not completely indestructible. 

The chip you have is very small and should not cause your crown to be any weaker.

I would have your cosmetic dentist smooth it, and most importantly, look very carefully at your bite pattern to make sure the sliding pressure is very even across all of your front teeth or crowns.

Most of the time when I send a patient home with their new front teeth crowns, we are usually making a night guard for added protection.

Emax is amzaing material and I have not experienced any chips in hundreds of restorations.  If I had to guess - there may have been some Lab error in the process -the material has to be handled exactly according to specifications or it will have it's strength compromised.  I would ask to have it remade - maybe by a different lab.  Shouldn't happen with eMAX.