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The best single tooth restoration available today!
CEREC®
is the world's only system for the fabrication of all ceramic dental
restorations in one visit. With CEREC®,
Dr. Joiner can complete your permanent, all ceramic crown, onlay, or
veneer in just one quick visit!
This means fewer shots, less drilling, and less time out of your hectic
schedule for your inlay, onlay or crown.
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Only one appointment necessary
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No gooey impressions to take
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No temporaries
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Tooth colored ceramic
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Metal-free
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Conservative restorations retain more healthy tooth structure.
Turns Out You Have Better Things to do with Your Time
Technology today is changing our everyday lives. Many people, however,
are not aware that technology also is impacting dentistry in new and
exciting ways. Cutting-edge innovations in dental instruments are
requiring less time in the dental chair, causing less discomfort and
creating satisfying results. One breakthrough instrument, called CEREC®,
allows dentists to quickly restore damaged teeth with natural-colored
ceramic fillings, saving patients time and inconvenience.
What is CEREC®?
CEREC®
is an acronym for Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics.
Translated, it means that a dentist can economically restore damaged
teeth in a single appointment using a high-quality ceramic material that
matches the natural color of other teeth.
How does the instrument work?
CEREC®
uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing)
technology, incorporating a camera, computer and milling machine in one
instrument. The dentist uses a special camera to take an accurate
picture of the damaged tooth. This optical impression is transferred and
displayed on a color computer screen, where the dentist uses CAD
technology to design the restoration. Then CAM takes over and
automatically creates the restoration while the patient waits. Finally,
the dentist bonds the new restoration to the surface of the old tooth.
The whole process takes about one hour.
What does this innovation mean for a patient?
A tooth-colored restoration means no more silver fillings discoloring
smiles. The filling is natural-looking, compatible with tissue in the
mouth, anti-abrasive and plaque-resistant. Dentists no longer need to
create temporaries or take impressions and send them to a lab. Because
of this, the traditional second visit has been eliminated. The CEREC®
has over a decade of clinical research and documentation to support the
technology. The restorations have been proven precise, safe and
effective.
Porcelain Crowns
The Problem:
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Badly decayed and largely restored teeth
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Fractured and cracked teeth
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Cosmetic improvement
Types We Use:
- We use CEREC in office or Lava lab fabricated porcelain inlays, onlays & crowns.
The Solution:
A crown (often called a cap) covers the tooth and restores it to its original shape and size. Decay is removed and cleaned from the tooth and a highly accurate impression or mold is made of the prepared surface. This mold is used to create a model of the tooth which is then sent to a special laboratory that will create a gold or porcelain (tooth colored) crown. The crown is then cemented onto the prepared surface of the tooth.
Advantages:
Porcelain offers a fine alternative to other tooth restoration materials. Made to perfectly match the shade and shape of your teeth, it's durable, it's strong, and it's virtually undetectable.
Crowns are incredibly strong due to the fact that they are created in a laboratory. This protects and strengthens the remaining tooth structure. In the hands of a skilled dentist, a crown will fit almost perfectly onto the prepared surface of the tooth, reducing the size of the seam between the crown and the tooth. This helps keep decay from eventually occurring under the crown.
Crowns should be placed before the tooth is so decayed that it may fracture. This can often help prevent the expense of root canal therapy in the future. It can also prevent the possibility that a fractured tooth may need to be removed, requiring the expense of a bridge or implant to replace the missing tooth.
Disadvantages:
Crowns are excellent restorations and have few disadvantages. They are highly durable, but they will eventually need to be re-cemented or replaced due to normal wear.
Occasionally, a tooth may still need root canal therapy after being crowned. However, this indicates that the interior of the tooth was already sick (infected) and would have eventually needed root canal therapy anyway.
Alternatives:
In the event that a tooth is so decayed or fractured that it needs to be removed, the best alternatives to a crown are bridges and implants that replace the missing tooth.
123 Albany Ave. SE
Orange City, IA 51041
dental@joinerdentistry.com
(712) 737-3521 | (712) 737-4891 fax
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