Around 400 MPa — plenty for front teeth, less than zirconia, which is exactly the trade you are making. This page covers the e-max crowns appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 2 appointments and 4-6 days.
Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out. Preparation is done under local anaesthetic only, and if the tooth has already had a root canal many patients ask for it without anaesthetic at all. No sedation is normally needed. Around 400 MPa — plenty for front teeth, less than zirconia, which is exactly the trade you are making.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. Around 400 MPa — plenty for front teeth, less than zirconia, which is exactly the trade you are making.
Between 0.5 mm and 2 mm of enamel is removed depending on the material; the margin is placed just at or slightly below the gum line so the join is invisible.
An intraoral scan captures the preparation and the opposing bite. Chairside milled or laboratory temporaries are cemented while the definitive units are made.
The units are checked for margin fit, contact points and shade under different light, then bonded or cemented and the bite adjusted with articulating paper until it reads evenly.
Lithium disilicate crowns prized for their translucency on front teeth.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 4-6 days, with 2 appointments in total.
Preparation is done under local anaesthetic only, and if the tooth has already had a root canal many patients ask for it without anaesthetic at all. No sedation is normally needed.
Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out.
A restorative dentist or prosthodontist prepares and fits the units, with a dental technician doing the shade work — ask whether the technician sees you in person for the shade, which is what separates a good match from an average one.
Your prepared teeth are covered by temporaries that are deliberately soft-cemented, so they can feel slightly rough or loose. Sensitivity to cold for a few days is normal while the dentine is protected only by the temporary.
Cost and alternatives for E-max Crowns.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →It transmits light like enamel, so it does not read as flat or grey beside natural teeth in daylight.
It can be used, but zirconia is the safer default anywhere rear chewing force is high.
Ask for the reduction in millimetres for your material. Zirconia and metal-ceramic need more clearance than a bonded all-ceramic unit, and that reduction is permanent.
Slightly subgingival for front teeth so the join is hidden, at gum level elsewhere. A margin buried too deep is the usual cause of chronic gum inflammation around a crown.
Yes — insist on a mirror check for shade and shape at try-in. Once the unit is definitively cemented, changes mean remaking it.
2 appointments — and 4-6 days. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
Zirconia is stronger for the back; E-max is the front-tooth choice most technicians reach for first.
Opacity is the usual complaint that sends people to lithium disilicate.
Single-unit shade matching is the hardest job in crown work and E-max is built for it.
Thinner preparations are possible than with metal-backed crowns.
Around 400 MPa — plenty for front teeth, less than zirconia, which is exactly the trade you are making.
| Sessions | 2 appointments |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 4-6 days |
| Recovery | Short-lived sensitivity |
| Expected lifespan | 10-15 years |
Zirconia is stronger for the back; E-max is the front-tooth choice most technicians reach for first.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
Around 400 MPa — plenty for front teeth, less than zirconia, which is exactly the trade you are making. Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out.
Around 400 MPa — plenty for front teeth, less than zirconia, which is exactly the trade you are making. Preparation is done under local anaesthetic only, and if the tooth has already had a root canal many patients ask for it without anaesthetic at all. No sedation is normally needed. Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out.
A restorative dentist or prosthodontist prepares and fits the units, with a dental technician doing the shade work — ask whether the technician sees you in person for the shade, which is what separates a good match from an average one. Your prepared teeth are covered by temporaries that are deliberately soft-cemented, so they can feel slightly rough or loose. Sensitivity to cold for a few days is normal while the dentine is protected only by the temporary.
2 appointments and 4-6 days are what the plan is built around. Zirconia is stronger for the back; E-max is the front-tooth choice most technicians reach for first.