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| CEREC® 2) Procedure |
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| Because Your Dentist Values YOUR
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Let's face it, very few of us have perfect teeth,
free of decay and fillings. You can probably see a
filling or two in your own mouth, which do just that --
"fill" a cavity, or hole, in your tooth left
from the excavation of decayed tooth structure. In
many cases, those fillings are made of metal material
and can go bad, weaken the tooth, or get additional
decay under or around it. In fact, 1.2 billion of
these metal fillings will need to be replaced in the
next 10 years.* CEREC is a method used by
thousands of dentists worldwide since 1987 not only
to replace these fillings, but also to restore
any tooth that is decayed, weakened, broken, etc. to its
natural strength and beauty. Better yet, it's done
with all-ceramic materials that are tooth colored in a
single appointment! So,
how does the CEREC
procedure work? |
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| Exam and
Preparation |
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 First, your Dentist
examines the tooth and determines the appropriate
treatment. It could be a simple filling, or a full
crown, depending on how much healthy tooth structure is
remaining and the clinical judgement of your
Dentist. Next, he or she administers an anesthetic
and prepares your tooth for the restoration,
removing decayed and weakened tooth tissue. This
preparation is just like he or she would do for many
other restorative techniques. |
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| Optical Impression |
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 Then, your Dentist takes an Optical Impression of the
prepared tooth. Instead of filling a tray with
impression "goop" that you must bite into
and hold in your mouth until it hardens, your
Dentist coats the tooth with a non-toxic, tasteless
powder. A camera is then used to take a
digital picture of your tooth. This whole
Optical Impression process only takes a minute or
two. |
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No Temporaries |
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 Next, the CEREC machine helps the Dentist
create the restoration for your tooth. The CEREC
3D software takes the digital picture and converts it
into a 3-dimensional virtual model on the computer
screen. Your Dentist then uses his or her dental
expertise to design the  restoration using the CEREC 3D computer
program. Within a few minutes, your Dentist clicks
a button, and the restoration design data is sent to a
separate milling machine in the office. A
ceramic block that matches your tooth shade is
placed in the milling machine. About 10 - 20
minutes later, your all-ceramic,
tooth-colored restoration is finished and ready to
bond in place. Finally, your Dentist tries the
restoration in your mouth to ensure proper fit and
bite. The restoration is then polished and bonded
to the prepared tooth. Your tooth is restored with
no "temporary" or return trip necessary. All of
this is done in a single appointment! Ask Doctor
Ambler about CEREC today.
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*Harvard Health Letter, March 2000; NIDR of NIH,
Dental Amalgam Study, 1993. |
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