First, you examine the tooth and determine the appropriate treatment. It could be an inlay, onlay, or full crown, depending on your clinical judgment . Next, you administer an anesthetic and prepare the tooth for the restoration. This preparation is very similar to that used for many other routine restorative techniques.

Optical Impression

Then, you or your Cerecrown technician takes an optical impression of the prepared tooth. Instead of filling a tray with traditional impression material that your patient must bite into and hold in their mouth until it hardens, the tooth is sprinkled with a non-toxic, tasteless powder. The CEREC camera is then used to take a digital picture of your tooth. This whole optical impression process takes only a minute or two.


No Temporaries

Next, the CEREC machine helps you and the Cerecrown technician create the restoration for the tooth. This technician is a licensed dental assistant who has been trained in most phases of CEREC utilization. The CEREC 3D software takes the digital picture and converts it into a 3-dimentional virtual model on the computer screen. You and the technician then design the restoration using the CEREC 3D computer program. Within a few minutes, your Cerecrown technician clicks a button, and the restoration design data is sent to a separate milling machine in the Cerecrown Mobile Lab. A ceramic block that matches your tooth shade is placed in the milling machine. About 10-20 minutes later, your all-ceramic restoration is finished and ready to bond in place. Next, you will place the restoration on the prepared tooth to ensure proper fit and bite. The restoration is then polished and bonded to the prepared tooth. The tooth has now been restored in a single appointment, with no temporary crown, and no return trip for your patient.