Schaumburg CEREC Dentist - Dr. Corey Walther
Serving Patients in Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates and Arlington Heights

How Are Crowns Made

Usually a crown takes two visits: on the first visit, the tooth is prepared by being shaved down somewhat. An impression is taken of your teeth, and this impression is sent to a laboratory where your crown will be made. Meanwhile, you wear a temporary crown made with some type of plastic material. On your second appointment, the temporary is removed and the durable crown is placed on your tooth.

CEREC One Visit Crowns

A recent innovation available in the offices of some cosmetic dentists is the "Computer-assisted design-Computer-assisted manufacture" crown, or "CAD-CAM." The company that is foremost in this technology is Sirona Dental Systems, makers of the CEREC (chairside economical restoration of esthetic ceramics) system. CEREC crowns are milled by a computer to fit your tooth precisely, thus eliminating the laboratory step in manufacturing the crown.

With CEREC's CAD-CAM technology, the crown is made by a computer while you wait, thus eliminating the second appointment and the temporary crown. These Cerec crowns are milled out of pure ceramic.

Dr. Corey Walther is proud to be a CEREC dentist in Schaumburg and provide this convenient one-day dentistry service for patients throughout the area, including Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, Palatine and Schaumburg cosmetic dentistry patients.

Advantages:

  • CEREC crowns are made in one visit, saving considerable time for the patient and also saving time and cost for the dentist.
  • With CEREC, there is no need for a temporary crown, which eliminates a significant potential discomfort for the patient.
  • CEREC crowns have no metal in them, and thus are reasonably esthetic.
  • CEREC material and technology can also be used for fillings. Since they are made out of porcelain, they are more durable than white composite fillings.


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