PATIENTS IN LAS VEGAS GET BENEFITS OF CEREC ONE-DAY CROWNS TO TREAT DENTAL ISSUE

Ifyour teeth are chipped, cracked, or badly decayed, a porcelain dental crown can help restore the function and appearance of your natural tooth and relieve your pain. Traditionally, crown fitting and placement has involved multiple trips to the dentist with several weeks between visits, as well as the hassle of temporary crowns and uncomfortable dental molds. Fortunately, with the latest technology called CEREC crowns, Dr. Christopher Lim at Hillside Dental in Las Vegas can comfortably fit and place your crown in one visit. There are many benefits of the CEREC technology.
 

PURPOSE OF PORCELAIN CROWNS

A porcelain crown is a cap that is bonded over your natural tooth to replace, protect, and reinforce the damaged tooth. The porcelain used in creating the crown looks like your existing teeth and is custom-matched to the color of your teeth so that your smile looks natural and it is hard to distinguish the crown from your other teeth.

CEREC crowns, which are also known as Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics, are a type of porcelain crown that your dentist can design, create, and place on your tooth in just one appointment.
 

TRADITIONAL VS. CEREC CROWNS

To place traditional crowns, the dentist shapes your damaged tooth, takes impressions of it using a putty-like material, and places a temporary crown on it in the first visit. Then, you have to return weeks later to have the temporary crown removed and the permanent crown placed after it has been fabricated in a laboratory.

With CEREC technology, you can achieve all of this in one visit and skip the temporary crowns and the discomfort of dental impressions using putties and molds. The dentist uses advanced 3D imaging to create digital impressions of your mouth and a camera is used to take detailed images of your damaged tooth. These images enable the dentist to design your crown using CAD technology while you relax and wait. The crown is then fabricated in a machine by milling down a high-quality porcelain block to the custom-designed shape and size that your dentist has specified.