CEREC Same Day Crowns in Santee CA

Tooth restorations are used to bring the teeth back to their ideal contour, structural integrity, and aesthetics. Although restorations were predominantly made from metals such as amalgam, gold, or silver in the past, their use has been significantly reduced in recent years. Instead, they have been replaced with restorations made from tooth-colored materials, such as dental-grade ceramic or composite resin.

One such prominently used restoration is a dental crown. Crowns are used for various restorative as well as cosmetic purposes, such as restoring cracked or broken teeth, chipped or naturally misshapen teeth, eliminating excessive spaces between adjacent teeth, supporting weak or worn out teeth, etc. Although conventional crowns are fabricated in a span of a couple of weeks in a dental laboratory, we offer the perfect alternative to them with CEREC crowns.

CEREC crowns

CEREC, which stands for Chairside Economical Restoration using Esthetic Ceramic, is one of the many incredible advancements in the field of dentistry performed by your dentist in Santee. It is the process of fabricating dental restorations from tooth-colored ceramic using a highly automated and computer-guided process. CAD/CAM machines are used to fabricate the restorations, making the process quite precise with little or no margin for error.

What is the treatment procedure involved?

During the initial examination, we will thoroughly look into the severity of your oral condition. This helps us understand whether or not you would be a suitable candidate for CEREC crowns. Oral scans will be taken using hand-held scanning devices, and the data will be input into the CEREC machine. The scanned images will be displayed on a chairside screen, which the dentist uses to show you how exactly your oral condition can be addressed.

Once the data is entered into the CAD/CAM machine, it would start milling out the crown from a small block of dental-grade ceramic. The process is relatively quick and requires no more than 15 to 20 minutes. Your dentist in Santeewould retrieve the crown from the machine and make subtle changes to its structure if needed. It will then be placed on the tooth and checked for fit and comfort, after which we will bond it permanently onto the tooth using dental adhesives. Once bonded in place, we will polish the restoration and make sure it isn’t altering your natural bite.

What are the advantages of CEREC crowns?

• CEREC crowns are highly precise in terms of shape and fit
• They can be customized to match the exact aesthetics of your natural teeth
• They offer excellent durability and strength
• The treatment period required is minimal, as they can be fabricated and bonded to the teeth during the same visit to the dentist’s practice.

Please reach out to us to schedule a consultation with our dentist, and we’ll guide you further. Please call us at (619) 596-1128 or reach us through online consultation.