One-Day
Crowns

Every great smile starts with a conversation. Your journey to a CEREC crown begins with a comprehensive consultation. During this appointment, we’ll listen to your concerns, discuss your smile goals, and thoroughly evaluate your oral health to determine if CEREC crowns are the right solution for you. We will answer all your questions and explain the entire process in detail.

The outcome is a personalized treatment plan. If CEREC crowns are suitable, we’ll create a tailored plan outlining the procedure, discuss expected results, and address any financial considerations. This consultation ensures you are fully informed and comfortable before moving forward with treatment.

Preparation is fundamental for a successful crown. Once you decide to proceed, the first treatment step involves precisely preparing your tooth to receive the CEREC crown. Our dentist will gently remove any decay or weakened enamel, creating a healthy and stable base. This careful shaping ensures the ideal form for your custom-designed crown to fit securely and comfortably.

The result is a perfectly prepared and healthy tooth structure, now ready for the advanced digital stages of the CEREC process. This meticulous preparation is crucial for the long-term success, stability, and comfort of your new CEREC crown.

Sometimes, extra support is essential. If your tooth’s existing structure isn’t sufficiently robust to fully support a crown, a core build-up procedure will be necessary. This involves using a specialized composite material, much like tooth-colored fillings, to carefully rebuild the tooth’s inner core. In situations with extensive tooth damage, miniature pins or posts may be incorporated to further reinforce this foundation.

The outcome is a reinforced and dependable tooth foundation, reliably capable of securely supporting the CEREC crown. This essential build-up step ensures that even teeth with considerable prior damage can be effectively and durably restored with a CEREC crown, minimizing potential future complications.

Experience the comfort of impression-free dentistry! We employ a cutting-edge handheld intraoral scanner to capture a highly accurate 3D digital impression of your meticulously prepared tooth. This swift and comfortable process precisely records every minute detail of your tooth’s unique shape and the surrounding gum tissues with exceptional accuracy. Bid farewell to messy alginate trays and extended, sometimes uncomfortable, impression appointments!

The result is a remarkably detailed and precise digital replica of your tooth, instantly rendered on our advanced computer system. This high-fidelity digital impression serves as the critical foundation for designing a crown that will perfectly conform to your individual tooth anatomy, guaranteeing optimal long-term comfort, function, and a natural-looking fit.

Your CEREC crown will be uniquely designed for you. The detailed digital impression is seamlessly transferred to our sophisticated CEREC CAD/CAM software, where our skilled dentist will meticulously design your crown with both technical precision and artistic finesse. Utilizing advanced 3D modeling tools, we carefully refine the crown’s shape, dimensions, and contours to ensure not only a flawless fit but also a beautifully natural appearance. Furthermore, we employ a precise shade-matching guide to expertly select the ceramic material that perfectly matches the natural color and translucency of your adjacent teeth.

The outcome is a comprehensive virtual blueprint for your perfect crown, meticulously tailored to your specific dental needs and aesthetic aspirations. This crucial digital design phase allows for meticulous pre-planning and guarantees a final restoration that is not only exceptionally functional and durable but also seamlessly integrated and naturally beautiful within your smile.

Observe cutting-edge technology at work creating your restoration! Once the intricate digital design is fully finalized and approved, the precise specifications are electronically transmitted to our state-of-the-art in-office CEREC milling unit. This technologically advanced machine utilizes incredibly precise diamond burs to meticulously sculpt your custom crown from a solid block of premium, high-quality ceramic material. The automated milling process is remarkably efficient and typically requires only approximately 15 minutes to complete.

The result is a precisely milled, custom-contoured ceramic crown, perfectly formed and immediately ready for the final finishing stages and subsequent placement. This remarkable in-office fabrication capability is the key element that makes CEREC one-visit crowns a reality, offering patients unparalleled convenience and speed without any compromise in the quality, precision, or aesthetic outcome of the restoration.

The ultimate refinements for your flawless smile. Following the milling process, your newly created crown is carefully removed from the milling unit and undergoes meticulous final refinement. This critical stage involves skilled polishing and glazing of the ceramic surface to achieve a remarkably smooth, lifelike luster that mirrors natural tooth enamel and further enhances its overall aesthetic appearance. Subsequently, we meticulously compare the finished crown against your adjacent natural teeth under various lighting conditions to guarantee a perfect shade match and seamless integration before proceeding with final placement.

The conclusive step is the secure and precise cementation of your beautiful, new CEREC crown into its prepared position. We rigorously ensure a perfectly accurate fit and meticulously check your bite alignment to definitively guarantee optimal long-term comfort, function, and a natural feel. You will then confidently leave our office on the very same day with a fully and beautifully restored smile, ready to immediately enjoy all the functional and aesthetic benefits of your new, expertly crafted CEREC crown!