CEREC dental restoration

CEREC
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CEREC is a dental restoration product that allows a dental practitioner to produce an indirect ceramic dental restoration using a variety of computer assisted technologies, including 3D photography and CAD/CAM. With CEREC, teeth can be restored in a single sitting with the patient, rather than the multiple sittings required with earlier techniques. Additionally, with the latest software and hardware updates, crowns, veneers, onlays and inlays can be prepared, using different types of ceramic material.Cerec
Cerec is the preferred technology for dentists in the United States for the fabrication of all-ceramic dental restorations in a single treatment appointment. Cerec can create permanent, all ceramic crowns, onlays, inlays, and veneers. All in a single appointment. Cerec can rapidly restore any tooth that is decayed, weakened, or broken, to its natural strength, color, and beauty. The entire process takes about an hour.

The Cerec Procedure
The Cerec restoration procedure begins with the removal of all decay and weakened tooth tissue. The tooth is then coated with a non-toxic, tasteless powder. An optical 3D image is taken of the tooth with a small digital camera. The restoration will then appear in 3D on the computer screen. The restoration will then be created and designed by the dentist on the screen using the 3D image of the tooth. Once this is completed, the Cerec machine will begin to mill a ceramic block to reproduce the design. Once the milling has been completed, the restoration is polished and the dentist places the restoration to fit precisely. All of this is done in about 1 hour.