CEREC

Digital, Same Day, Crowns and bridges!

No Temporary.
No Messy Impressions.
One Easy Appointment.

Our office uses a Dentsply Sirona Cerec technology that is an advanced computerized tool that is used to make restorations for decayed, cracked, missing or chipped teeth. We can create full crowns, inlays, onlays, bridges and veneers. The computer and CAD/CAM machine craft a restoration in a matter of minutes. We then process your restoration by hand to personalize it to match your teeth. It is then fired in our kiln to make it very hard and strong so it does not break. We use a millable, porcelain material called eMax which is composed of lithium disilicate. We love this material because it is very strong, wears like tooth and looks like tooth. It also is radiolucent enought that we can detect decay and verify the most accurate fit of these restorations with xrays. The most beneficial feature of receiving a digitally designed restoration with us is that it is accomplished in one visit. Other benefits of a one visit restoration, is there is no uncomfortable impression material to bite on or temporary to wear!!

Procedure

The procedure for placement of a CEREC, eMax restoration is very simple. The first step is to remove all decay from the tooth. We will then shape the tooth in preparation to take a digital picture. Once this image is captured, the tooth will appear on a computer screen in 3D. This will allow us to design the restoration right in front of you. Once the design is completed, the CEREC computer will send the designed file wirelessly to the maching that will mill the restoration. Milling takes approximately 15 minutes. We encourage you to watch this process if you would like. When the restoration is finished milling, we will characterize it by hand to add details with stains and glaze to match your teeth. The glazed crown will then be placed in a porcelain oven and baked at about 500 degrees to reach it's finished state. After about 45 minutes, the crown is placed in your mouth and it is ready to use! While waiting for us to process your designed restoration you can relax or some patients choose to go run some errands and return in about 1 hour for the delivery.