What Is a Dental Coping

Coping: In the Procera® technique, the industrially-produced inner core of a dental crown is made of ceramic or titanium. The dental technician applies a layer of porcelain to the outside of the dental coping to match the patient’s other teeth.

What is coping for a crown on a tooth?

The coping is placed onto the tooth, and the amount of the tooth that extends through the opening is what will be reduced. A bur is used to reduce that portion of the tooth and slightly more, rounding all the edges and corners. This minimizes the chance that the restoration will not seat completely.

What is abutment coping?

An abutment impression coping typically comes in two different types — open tray impression coping and closed tray impression coping. Failure to do so with an open tray may lead to the impression becoming locked in the patient’s mouth. …