SAME-DAY CROWNS

BENEFITS OF CEREC®

There are many advantages to CEREC restorations over conventional lab-fabricated restorations:

• Same-Day Crowns/Onlays/Veneers - With CEREC®, you only need one appointment, instead of the usual two or three visits required with conventional crown & bridge procedures. Dr. Nguyen can complete a crown, onlay or veneer in about 1-2 hours at a single appointment. This will save you time from missing work, school or your busy daily life.
• No Gagging or Gooey Impression Material - Dr. Nguyen uses an infra-red camera to take an optical impression of your tooth so patients with a sensitive gag reflex can kiss goodbye to trays and sloppy impression materials.
• No Temporary Restorations - Conventional restoration procedures require you to wear temporary restorations for about 2 weeks while the laboratory creates your final restoration. Temporary restorations are difficult to chew on, can fall off, cause sensitvity and other problems.CEREC® eliminates this inconvenience!
• Extreme Precision - Since the restoration is designed and fabricated from start to finish by Dr. Nguyen using CAD/CAM technology, he has complete control over how it will look and fit. By contrast, a crown made in a laboratory is under the control of a technician who must rely upon impressions and prescriptions provided by Dr. Nguyen. There are many steps in between this communication that can lead to errors not easily detectable.
• High-Grade Biocompatible Materials - The biocompatible ceramics closely match the composition of your natural tooth structure, allowing you to eat hot and cold foods without worrying about your tooth cracking from the extreme temperatures. These ceramic materials are also plaque-resistant and anti-abrasive.
• Highly Esthetic and Natural-Looking - Metal-free, no mercury or silver! CEREC®uses strong, tooth-colored ceramic materials to restore your teeth to their natural strength, beauty, and function.
• Saving More Tooth Structure and More Retention - The preparation design and bonding nature of these CEREC®restorations allow Dr. Nguyen to save more of the healthy tooth structre. Since these CEREC® restorations are bonded to your tooth, they are much more retentive than cemented restorations which periodically will fall off and need re-cementation.