What is life without variety every so often? As the mother of ingenuity, the quest for variety has an important role to play in our lives. I truly feel that variety is something I'm always looking out for. It's like anchovies, pepperoni, chicken, salami, peppers, onions and anything else you could put on a pizza.

If you're wondering where I'm going with all this, well, us dentists also enjoy variety with our dental crowns, just like pizza extras. You can find different substances in dental crowns here in my Chagrin Falls dental office, such as metal, porcelain, and hybrid.

When it comes to each of the three, metal dental crowns have the most variety because they come with many different alloys. The metals used include gold, titanium, chromium, palladium, and nickel. Actually, alloys are very much like hybrids, since they contain so many metals. This means the alloy's features are very much like those metals that went into its manufacture.

Of the metal alloys available in dentist clinics, the number one is gold dental crowns. Gold dental crowns are durable yet they are soft enough to accommodate your teeth on the opposite row.

Secondly, there are porcelain crowns, which provide as much strength as the metal crowns. These are preferred when patients require dental crowns on their front teeth, because they look very real.

Metal Chagrin Falls dental crowns, though, are a safer choice since they tend not to chip away the opposite teeth that they clash with during everyday use.

Metal and porcelain have their problems. The only thing with metal crowns is how they look. After all, they can be an eyesore. The porcelain ones are inflexible. If this causes you sleepless nights, it is best you opt for hybrid. This dental crown has the porcelain on its upper layer, so others will think it is real. Then, the bottom layer has the precious metal, letting you bite as you please without worrying about scraping other teeth. When your teeth come together, the metal provides enough give to safeguard your other teeth.

It's ingenuity and variety rolled into one. You are now able to enjoy life without dental worries. Which reminds me, I could do with a pizza.