CEREC Single Visit Restorations

CEREC Technology allows us to complete a ceramic tooth restoration in one visit instead of two. This saves you time and the inconvenience of having to make another apointment to have the permanent crown put on.

We can replace old broken down silver fillings with beautiful tooth colored inlays and onlays. In addition, crowns and veneers can be done without impressions or temporary restorations — In One Appointment!

Why CEREC?

• Protects and preserves your own tooth's structural integrity.
• Ceramics are bio-compatible
• Only one appointment
• Perfect looks
• Perfect Comfort
• Perfect quality
• Long lasting and durable
• Unquestionably the most cost effective restoration we have available today

Ceramic Reconstruction step by step

Step One

• The defective filling is removed. A refective powder layer prepares the tooth for imagaing.

Step Two

• An optical 3D image is acquired wih a small camera, directly in your mouth.
• The restoration is created on the screen using the image data.
• Diamond coated instruments mill a ceramic block to reproduce the design.
• This is accomplished during a single appointment using Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacture (CAD/CAM).

Step Three

• After polishing, the new restoration fits precisley.
• A unique light hardens the bonding material, uniting porcelain and tooth.
• Polishing or glazing ensures a pleasantly smooth and natural feel.
• The colour and appearance make the special ceramic material blend with your tooth.
• Perfectly bonded porcelain ensures an extremely long life for your teeth.
• Maximum strength, great looks!

Fillings (inlays/onlays)

• After decay and old filling material is removed...
• The individual manufactured ceramic wll be fitted exactly.
• Depending on severity, the whole procedure will last between one and two hours.

Crowns

• For more heavily compromised teeth, a traditional treatment has been a crown restoration, which can take several separate appointments. Using he CEREC method, crown restoration is completed in a single appointment. No impressions, no temprorary crowns - no need for a seond injection.
• A treatment time of one to to hours is normal.

Veneers

• Malpositioned and discoloured teeth can be restored with porcelain veneers.
• Your tooth is adjusted and a thin layer of porcelain is bonded securely to your tooth.
• Perfect looks, perfect fit make a wonderful, natural smile - all in a single appointment.