The 360kg animal was fitted with the largest dental crown ever made in a first-of-its-kind procedure at a Minnesota zoo.

A brown bear in northern Minnesota has made "dental history" after receiving a full metal crown that is the first of its kind, according to zoo staff.

One of their two Alaskan coastal brown bears named Tundra received the first full-metal crown for a bear. It was also the largest full-metal crown ever created. “I do a lot of crown work.

An Alaskan brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo received the world's largest dental crown, a gleaming silver canine tooth, in a groundbreaking procedure.

The huge crown, which the zoo says is the “largest veterinary crown” in the world, was created to help protect Tundra’s tooth for the rest of his life.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a bear.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a bear. The 800 ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An Alaskan brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a ...

An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth after a first-of-its-kind procedure. The 800-pound bear named Tundra was put ...