When you break or damage a tooth, you’ll need to receive treatment to repair it quickly. This is so you’ll reduce the amount of time that the delicate nerves inside your enamel are exposed to the destructive bacteria that naturally exists in your oral cavity. But you’re not going to want to visit the dentist more often than you need to, which is why Hill Avenue Dental uses CEREC one-visit crown equipment. Dr. Doug Clark III knows that you’ll appreciate the short time it takes you to receive a natural-looking crown with this process. Continue reading to learn more about CEREC and its benefits.
Our CEREC, or “Chairside Economic Restorations of Esthetic Ceramics,” machine allows us to fit, create, and place your crown in just a single appointment. You won’t have to make multiple trips to our office, which will save you money. The crowns are fashioned from dental porcelain, which can give you the natural and unaltered appearance you’re looking for. Your friends and family may never even notice that you had a repair!
The first step when getting a CEREC crown is for Dr. Clark to remove a small amount of enamel from the damaged tooth. In most cases, this is completed with a local anesthetic to ensure that you don’t feel any discomfort. Then, he will take digital impressions to generate a 3D model of your tooth. This is sent from the computer to our in-office milling machine. After about an hour, the machine will craft a crown from tooth-colored dental material. This is entirely personalized to match the size, shape, and color of your natural tooth. Lastly, he will place your crown and make any necessary adjustments. Once everything looks and feels great, you will be sent on your way!
CEREC crowns offer a variety of benefits when compared to traditional crowns. Here are some of the most prominent ones:
At Hill Avenue Dental, we’re proud to offer our patients convenient and high-quality care by using the latest technology, like CEREC in Superior and CAD/CAM software. However, we realize that many patients probably don’t know what this is or how it’s used to make custom-fitted crowns, which is why we’ve decided to answer some common questions we receive about this process. Take a look below, and if you don’t see your question listed, don’t hesitate to call us!
CAD/CAM software, which is the computer-aided design of dental restorations, like crowns, has been possible with CEREC for more than 20 years. However, unlike 20 years ago, this technology offers new bells and whistles that make the design and creation of same-day restorations more seamless and precise. One of the most notable advancements is the imaging device that captures a blueprint of your mouth. Your dentist is able to be more creative when it comes to taking impressions, and your mouth won’t need to be covered in powder during this process as it did in the past, making it more comfortable and accurate.
If you’d prefer not to spend your hard-earned PTO on a couple of visits to the dentist, then it’s a good idea to visit one who uses the latest technology, like CEREC. These devices streamline dentistry without cutting back on the quality of restorations and treatments. Plus, CEREC dentists are able to produce the most amazing results, both aesthetically and functionally, by knowing every intimate detail of your restoration process, including being able to craft your dental crown themselves.
Yes! Great dental laboratories across the country along with our in-office Chairside Milling Device use the same materials to craft your restoration. Plus, we’ll have the benefit of being able to take impressions as well as craft your restoration, making sure that each detail is completed to our standards throughout every step of the way.
No. When it comes to certain situations, and depending on the materials that you want your dental crown in Superior to be made from, we may suggest sending it into a dental laboratory instead of crafting it in-office. However, we’ll still use the advanced imaging technology of CEREC to capture detailed impressions that we’ll send off to the lab.
