Same Day Crowns/Bridges

Instead of the traditional way of fabricating crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays by taking impressions or moulds of your prepared teeth and sending it to the lab (which usually takes a few weeks for the product to be sent back to the clinic for final cementation), we are able to provide finished ceramic work chairside via our CEREC Omnicam and milling chamber all in a single visit.
With our Omnicam, we are able to take a three-dimensional scan of the prepared teeth (which does not involve any goopy impression material), and design and mill the ceramic restoration you need in one appointment.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU NEED A CEREC RESTORATION?
If you have been told you need a new crown, inlay, onlay or bridge, you may be a CEREC candidate. If you have a cracked tooth, old failing restorations, or otherwise large damage on your teeth, you may be a CEREC candidate. Essentially, any large restoration in your mouth may be a possible candidate for a CEREC restoration.
HOW IT WORKS:
The cavity preparation is first photographed and stored as a three dimensional digital model and proprietary software is then used to approximate the restoration shape using biogeneric comparisons to surrounding teeth. The practitioner then refines that model using 3D CAD software. When the model is complete a milling machine carves the actual restoration out of a ceramic block using diamond head cutters under computer control. When complete, the restoration is bonded to the tooth using a resin. CEREC is an acronym for Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics.
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