CEREC = ONE VISIT DENTISTRY

Now we can place a ceramic restoration (filling) in one appointment!

Ceramic inlays, onlays and crowns are long term restorations that protect your back chewing teeth. They are used to protect and strengthen cracked, broken, Root Canal Treated or heavily restored teeth.

There are many advantages to having a CEREC ceramic restoration:

• Longevity – their lifespan exceeds 20 years.
• Strength – ceramic can easily withstand biting forces.
• Bonding – ceramic and tooth bond to each other excellently. By comparison, amalgam (metal) fillings do NOT bond to tooth structure.
• Appearance – ceramic has similar properties to your tooth, and so appears very natural.
• Ceramic restorations are metal-free, biocompatible, anti-abrasive and plaque resistant.

CEREC comprises a computerised software system, used to design your restoration, and a milling unit, used to manufacture your restoration. CEREC utilises CAD-CAM technology (Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Manufacture).

Traditionally, a dentist would take an impression of your teeth and ceramic restorations were made in a laboratory, a process taking up to a couple of weeks and several appointments. CEREC allows this process to be done in one appointment and ensures a perfect fit and colour for your tooth first time. Designer Dental Studio is one of only a few dental practices that offer the option of CEREC to their clients.

This treatment option has become one of our most requested and successful procedures. In the convenience of the comfortable dental chair you are able to watch your tooth being designed on the computer and then created in the milling unit.


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