A New Reason to Smile...One-Visit Crowns

How does the instrument work?
CEREC^® uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology, incorporating a camera, computer and milling machine in one instrument. The dentist uses a special camera to take an accurate picture of the damaged tooth.  This optical impression is transferred and displayed

 on a color computer screen, where the dentist uses CAD technology to design the restoration. Then CAM takes over and automatically creates the restoration while the patient waits. Finally, the dentist bonds the new restoration to the surface of the old tooth. The whole process takes about one hour.

Finally . . . Single Visit Crowns/Onlays
We are very proud to be able to offer you the world’s most advanced dental restoration system, the Cerec3D™. Using CAD/CAM technology we can manufacture lifelike, all porcelain crowns, onlays, inlays and reinforced fillings right here in our office, in only one visit!

For you, the patient, this means fewer injections, less drilling, and less time out of your hectic schedule for dental care. CAD/CAM technology (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) was first used to assist engineers and designers in the automotive, aircraft and aerospace industries in the 1960s. It is now used in a wide variety of industries to design and manufacture physical products ranging from buildings, bridges, roads, digital cameras, mobile phones, TVs, clothes, computers, and for almost 20 years . . . dentistry.

So, why are thousands of people worldwide choosing the Cerec restorative technique for their dental needs?
Normally, tooth reconstruction requires more than one visit to the dentist. This means that on the first visit, you get an injection of anesthesia, your tooth prepared, an impression taken, and a temporary restoration put on your tooth. You make a second appointment for a couple of weeks later, and get an injection, have the temporary pried off (if it hasn’t fallen off already) and have a permanent restoration put on. Why go to the dentist a second time when you don’t have to? With Cerec, the procedure is done in a single appointment, start to finish.

How does it work?
With a special electronic camera we take an optical 3D image of your tooth. The image appears on a computer screen and the restoration is then precision-milled from a color matched porcelain block in 12 to 20 minutes. Because the material closely resembles human enamel, once it’s bonded into place it restores your teeth to their natural strength, beauty and function.

No goop . . no temporaries . . no metal . . . no waiting. Due to its revolutionary technology, Cerec 3D is completely reliable. Worldwide over six million Cerec restorations have been placed since it’s introduction in 1985. Ask us about single visit restorative care.

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CEREC^® is a registered trademark of Sirona Dental Systems.