Currently, veterinary dentistry achieves greater recognition by general practitioners, once thought not only in dentistry as a therapy for dental conditions, if not also to correct aesthetic problems.

Whenever possible, one must examine the oral cavity, as part of routine clinical examinations, even when a simple routine vaccination is carried out. Recognizing any oral alteration, oral health status may represent the overall health of the animal. Once the problem was detected, it is important to notify the owner, informing him of the disease and appropriate therapy for the case.

In veterinary medicine, although most are almost periodontal problems ("dental plaque"), which affects 95% of animals over 8 years, endodontic problems also add to the statistics of dental conditions. In a study conducted in the Department of Surgery of the Veterinary Hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (University of Sao Paulo), it was found that 24% of the animals had endodontic dental injuries from fractures.

The use of the metal restoration and metal-ceramic in addition to the advances in veterinary dentistry, once it is possible to restore the function of a fractured tooth element that has lost much of the coronal portion, and has had his treatise conduit (endodontic) treatment. Metal crowns have been successful in restoring fractured, mainly working dogs (police or hunting) teeth.

In animals, mainly dogs, the aim of performing a crown is to restore patients to tooth function, promote protection to the remaining crown, being the aesthetics as the last concern.