Same day CEREC® crowns

Single day crowns are made of ceramic. They are also called as chair side crowns or CEREC® crowns.

They are trending these days, thanks to CAD CAM technology which dentists have embraced. CAD stands for computer aided designing and CAM stands for computer aided manufacturing.

This technology is perfected over three decades. Here, everything from tooth preparation to fixing the final crown is done in just a single appointment, within a few hours. There is no need of a temporary crown here.

In addition, CEREC® crowns save your tooth as they require lesser preparation / filing than that required for traditional crowns.

Here, after preparing your tooth, your dentist uses a special camera called intra-oral camera to take several 3D images of your tooth. Unlike traditional crowns, no impression of your tooth is needed. The camera is smaller than the point of a ball pen and is comfortable.

With the help of a computer, your dentist designs a digital 3D image of your tooth and crown with precise measurements. The design is edited for all the precisions such as indentations, ridges, pits, and fissures. Once the final design is ready, a milling machine carves a replica of the design to make a crown out of a single ceramic block. It takes only a few minutes for preparing the crown. Then, your dentist glues it to your tooth.