Call our office for an appointment or fill out the Request an Appointment form. Tostado may recommend a different type of crown depending on what your tooth needs.įind out which type of crown is best for you by visiting Dr. Is a ceramic same-day crown right for you? These crowns are definitely time-savers, but Dr. Additionally, CEREC crowns are metal-free.įinally, the digital design process means you won’t need any messy dental impressions. You can expect your same-day ceramic crown to fit very well. Secondly, since the CEREC dental crown process is almost completely automated, the margin for error is extremely small. They also eliminate the need to fuss with an annoying temporary crown which is necessary when you have to wait for a traditional crown to be completed. First, they save a good deal of time since you only have to make one trip to the dental office. Tostado will check the fit of the crown on your tooth and then bond it in placeĬEREC same-day crowns have several advantages. The CEREC machine will carve a crown out of a piece of solid ceramic based upon the digital measurements.Tostado will scan your teeth with a digital wand and upload the data to a computer program Tostado will prepare your tooth by removing the outer layer and shaping it to hold a crown Tostado can use the CEREC machine here at 5 Star Dental Group to make you a durable ceramic crown within one visit. As the name indicates, CEREC crowns are ceramic restorations designed right there in the treatment room.ĬAD/CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing) technology allows dentists to quickly produce durable CEREC crowns. Once the newly-milled crown is ready, all that’s left to do is to. The whole process from taking the initial scanning through to final milling takes anywhere between 10-20 minutes, so in super-quick time, a patient will have natural and flawless ceramic dental restorations. Same-day crowns are made with technology called “Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics” and abbreviated as CEREC. The Cerec machine does this using one complete ceramic block.
The result is a perfectly fitted ceramic crown that’s ready within a single appointment. But CEREC technology saves time by automating the crown fabrication process with precise digital measurements and on-site milling. Getting a dental crown is usually a lengthy process that entails multiple trips to the dentist.