Follow Us x
Dental Crown in a Day / Same Visit Tooth Crowns
One-visit Tooth Crowns
If you are too busy for two visits to the dentist's office, we are here to provide you with a solution to your problem. In our office, we are constantly staying on top of cutting edge innovations in the field of dentistry. These innovations require less time in the dental office, which causes less discomfort and faster, satisfying results.
One of these breakthrough instruments is called CEREC. This is an acronym meaning Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics. CEREC allows your dentist to quickly create crown for the patient in just one visit. This crown is made from a high-quality ceramic material that is made to match the color of your natural teeth.
We are the first users of the CEREC computer design and fabrication system in Grand Junction.
What is CEREC?
CEREC is an acronym for Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics. Translated, it means that a dentist can economically restore damaged teeth in a single appointment using a high-quality ceramic material that matches the natural color of other teeth.
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 two hours.
What does this innovation mean for a patient?
A tooth-colored restoration means no more silver fillings discoloring smiles. The filling is natural-looking, compatible with tissue in the mouth, anti-abrasive and plaque-resistant. Dentists 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. CEREC has two decades of clinical research and documentation to support the technology. The restorations have been proven precise, safe and effective.
