The entire CEREC Crown process is completed in one visit! Is the CEREC Crown durable?Ī CEREC Crown or “same day crown” offers an affordable solution for anyone wanting to minimize their time at the dental office. Your CEREC Crown is perfectly sized, shaped, and shaded to complement your individual smile for optimal form and function.After the dentist adds finishing touches to the restoration, he will immediately place the crown on your tooth.A high-grade ceramic, plaque-resistant material is then milled, or manufactured, to complete your new crown by the CEREC device.The dentist uses this model to construct the tooth restoration on the screen and passes the finished construction wirelessly to an in-office milling machine.
In the meantime, the patient is given a temporary crown, which is worn for one to two weeks until the lab completes the fabrication of the original crown.Once this is done, the impression or the mold is sent to an outside lab to make the crown.Then a mold or an impression of that preparation is made.During the first appointment, the tooth is numbed so the crown can fit onto the preparation.After the oral exam, that includes dental x-rays and other imaging the doctor will determine that a crown is needed.Before CEREC technology, a patient visiting the dentist for a crown was faced with an involved process: The process is very time consuming and cumbersome, as a crown is a cap that is often made of porcelain that encases the tooth, creating a permanent protective covering. It’s that simple! What is the typical process to get a dental crown? Your new tooth is milled out of a solid ceramic block in our office and bonded to your tooth after Dr. This cutting-edge digital mapping technology charts the inside of your mouth and takes a computer image of your tooth, so it’s very detailed and accurate. (Actually, it only takes a couple of hours from start to finish!)ĬEREC uses the CAD/CAM or “Computer Aided Design” and “Computer Aided Manufacturing” technology to create your CEREC crown in just one visit. That’s why we work hard to provide excellent dental crowns as conveniently as possible by utilizing the latest dental technology… CEREC.ĬEREC is a high-tech dental device that we have in our offices that allows our patients to go from diagnosis to walking out of our office with their new crown in place, all in the same day. What if I told you that you that we can complete your crown – from start to finish – in one, simple visit with CEREC crown? Would you want to know more?Īt Adams Dental Group, we know how important your dental health is to you and your family. Then you’ve probably needed a crown and experienced gooey impressions and multiple appointments that are inconvenient and frustrating? Does this sound familiar?
Have you ever cracked a tooth or lost a large filling? Maybe you’ve had root canal therapy on a tooth or a front tooth that is broken or has always been oddly shaped?