What is a CEREC® same day crown?

What is a CEREC® same day crown and are they right for you? Let’s get some answers for our Greensboro dental patients considering this type of dental restoration.

CEREC®, allows our doctors to quickly restore damaged teeth with natural-colored ceramic fillings, crowns and other dental restorations saving patients time and inconvenience.

CEREC® is the world’s only system for the fabrication of all ceramic dental restorations in one office visit. With CEREC® you can be in and out in a single visit with a permanent, all-ceramic crown, onlay, or veneer! For the patient this means fewer injections, less drilling, and less time out of your hectic schedule for dental care.

What does this innovation mean for a patient?

A tooth-colored restoration means no more silver fillings or discoloring smiles. The filling is natural-looking, compatible with tissue in the mouth, anti-abrasive, and plaque-resistant. We no longer need to create temporaries or take impressions and send them to a lab. Because of this, the traditional second visit has been eliminated.

How does it work?

The tooth that requires a CEREC® restoration is prepared and a 3D photograph is taken of the prepared tooth. From there, we use computer-aided design CAD software to create the restoration digitally.

Using a single block of porcelain that is color-matched to your current tooth shade, the digitally designed restoration is sent to a milling machine where your restoration is cut. The milling process usually takes about 15 minutes per restoration.

Once the restoration is finished being milled, it is fitted onto the prepared tooth and adjusted until the bite is accurate.

This procedure is great for crowns, veneers and the replacement of old fillings to give you the longest-lasting, best-looking restorations.

Now you never have to ask – What is a CEREC® same day crown? The next step is finding out if they are right for you by contacting our Greensboro dental clinic.

Contact Dr. Graham Farless at 336-282-2868 to schedule an appointment. Visit our website to see all of your Cosmetic Dentistry options in Greensboro.

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