Exciting technology!

The traditional method of fabricating a crown involves a messy impression, a temporary plastic crown , and a second visit in about 2 weeks to place the final restoration.

Today, I have some very exciting technology to make permanent crowns in one visit. The process involves the use of the CEREC acquisition and milling unit. This incredible machine will scan the tooth and digitally create a three dimensional CAD-CAM model of your teeth. From this, I’m able to customize a perfectly fitting crown that’s milled from a block of reinforced porcelain. No need for a goopy impression, or temporary crown, and best of all: no need for a return visit in two weeks for the final fitting.

Not only will this machine make customized full crowns, it’s also capable of making partial crowns to reinforce teeth that don’t need to be completely covered. These restorations are called Onlays, and are a great method of protecting teeth while removing less tooth structure. Yet another use of the CEREC machine is to fit crowns to a dental implant. Once the implant heals and integrates with the supporting bone, I’m able to scan the area and fabricate a custom fit abutment and crown.

I’m proud to have the latest technology at Wayland Dental to help make your experience as pleasant and efficient as possible. This technology has over 25 years of proven clinical use and millions of CEREC restorations have been placed in that time. When the need arises to fix a tooth, my CEREC unit is a wonderful way to create the esthetics and durability as close to natural teeth as possible.