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Crowns using Cerec
 
Crowns are an ideal way to rebuild teeth that have been broken or have been weakened by decay or a very large filling.  The crown fills right over the remaining part of the tooth, making it strong and giving it the shape and contour of a natural tooth.

 

Your dentist may suggest a crown for a number of reasons:

 

  • Your tooth may have been weakened by having a very large filling
  • You may have a discoloured filling
  • You may have had a root filling which will need a crown to protect it
  • You may have had an accident and damaged the tooth
  • It may help to hold a bridge or denture firmly in place

As in the inlay we use the very latest in modern technology to offer the provision of crowns in a single visit.  CEREC 3D uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology, incorporating a camera, computer and milling machine in one instrument.  Your dentist will prepare the damaged tooth by painting a thin layer of reflective powder directly on the tooth’s surface.  Using a special camera, the dentist then takes a picture of the tooth.  There is no need to take a messy impression and send it to the laboratory (unless the traditional method is recommended).  The dentist works from this photograph, which is actually a pin-sharp optical impression of the tooth.