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In the past, when a crown was prescribed by your dentist to restore a tooth, it was often done in multiple visits. One of the most exciting new technologies available in dentistry is the application of computer aided design techniques to restore individual teeth. CEREC can be used to produce beautiful crowns, inlays, veneers and on-lays. CEREC is a chair side computer device that allows the dentist to fabricate long-lasting, aesthetic restorations to replace damaged tooth structure while you are in the surgery. The CEREC method helps to avoid temporary restorations, impressions, a second episode of numbing and the typical two week wait for fitting of the final restoration. CEREC allows the restoration to be made and inserted in a single appointment. What is CEREC and How Does it Work? CEREC stands for Chair-side Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics. This means that your dentist can economically restore your damaged teeth in a single visit using a high-quality ceramic material that matches the natural color of your other teeth. Using computer aided design technology, incorporating a camera, computer, and milling machine in one instrument allows CEREC to be performed in a single visit. Your dentist uses a special camera to take an accurate picture of your damaged tooth. In addition to the impression of your teeth, the image is transferred and displayed on a color computer screen, where your dentist uses CAD technology to design the restoration. With the same computer, your dentist will create the restoration while you wait. Once created, your dentist will bond the new restoration to the surface of your old tooth. No longer will you need silver fillings to discolor your smile. Your crown is natural-looking, compatible with tissue in your mouth, anti-abrasive and plaque-resistant. Benefits of CEREC CEREC crowns are made within one visit, which saves time for the patient, as well as the dentist. There is no need for a temporary crown, eliminating the potential discomfort caused by a temporary crown. Also, new CEREC crowns don't contain metal, allowing them to be esthetic and natural-looking. In addition, CEREC brings the following benefits: • Hi-tech accuracy
• Natural, tooth-colored restoration
• Biocompatible, anti-abrasive and plaque resistant ceramic materials
• Metal free, no silver colored fillings
• Preserves more healthy tooth tissue
• Extremely precise for long-lasting, natural results CEREC crowns provide beautiful, metal free, enamel-like material that looks and feels like your natural teeth. If you are in need of dental restoration with crowns, contact your Fenton cosmetic dentist for more information on how CEREC works and if it is a good solution for your smile. CEREC is not for everyone, but with proper consultation with your dentist, an appropriate treatment plan can be created and administered in one easy visit.
Sean Hartmen writes for general and childrens dentist in Fenton, Dr. Thomas Kemlage. Nominated in January 2011 in the St. Louis Magazine as Top Dentist in area, as voted by his peers, Dr. Kemlage, Fenton family dentist, is committed to providing the best in quality care for patients of all ages.
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