Crowns

Crowns, sometimes referred to as "caps", are a type of restoration which completely covers a tooth. With the current advances in technology, porcelain restorations are so strong that we complete most crowns in all porcelain to avoid the cosmetic problems presented by other types of restoration.

CEREC allows us to produce a ceramic restoration using a variety of computer assisted technologies including 3D photography and CAD/CAM. The restoration of a tooth, (or teeth), can be performed in a single sitting! The cavity preparation is first photographed and stored as a three dimensional digital model and proprietary software is then used to approximate the restoration shape. We then refine that model using 3D CAD/CAM software. When the model is complete, a milling machine carves the actual restoration out of a ceramic block using diamond head cutters under computer control. When complete, the restoration is bonded to the tooth using a resin.