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Do you hate wasting time unnecessarily?
Do you dislike impressions where you get a mouthful of
silicone material and have to wait for 5-10 minutes while
it sets?
Have you ever had a temporary crown come off?
Previously you needed two or three visits, a number of
injections and a two week wait with a temporary crown until the
crown came back to be fitted
Would you rather have a single visit and walk in with a
problem and leave with the solution in one visit?
This is happening more and more and CEREC has all the
advantages of one visit comprehensive dentistry.
AND is is less costly than normal crowns!
It's new, but has 20 years of clinical research behind it...
EXPERIENCE COUNTS!
We are one of the most experienced practices in
Queensland with this system with Brad Wright having trained
hundreds of dentists on the technique both here in
Australia and in America.
Brad Wright and Mark Cull have assisted the
University of Queensland in its CEREC programme (begun in 2005)
since 2003.
We are about to begin our 6th year with CEREC.
The CEREC Procedure
Because WE value YOUR
Time
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 coloured in a single appointment!
So, how does the CEREC
procedure work?
Exam and
Preparation
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First,
we examine the tooth and determine the appropriate
treatment. It could be a simple filling, or a full
crown, depending on how much healthy tooth structure is
remaining.
Next, we will usually administer an
anaesthetic and prepare your tooth for the restoration,
removing decayed and weakened tooth tissue. This
preparation is just like we would do for many other
restorative techniques. |
Optical Impression
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Then,
we take 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, we coat 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. |
No Temporaries
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Next,
the CEREC machine helps us 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.
We then 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. |
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A ceramic block that matches your tooth shade is placed
in the milling machine. About 10 - 20 minutes
later, your all-ceramic, tooth-coloured restoration is
finished and ready to bond in place. Finally, we
try 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! |
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is a machine dentists use to manufacture tooth restorations, like
crowns (caps) and veneers.
It's an acronym which stands for
Chairside, Economical Restorations of Esthetic Ceramic.
Chairside means the dentist can provide
the treatment (crown, veneer, etc) in one patient visit and Ceramic
refers to the final product - a non-metallic restoration which is
bonded to the existing or remaining tooth structure.
As such,
CEREC restorations are extremely durable and natural looking.
CEREC
has been in use since 1985. CEREC 3 (pictured) was
released in 2000.
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Many studies have shown CEREC
restorations to last as long as Gold restorations (long the industry
standard for quality and longevity).
The benefit to patients is treatment in
one appointment and a tooth-coloured restoration which matches the look
and feel of their natural teeth.
The benefit to dentists is a high tech
solution to many of today's clinical challenges - particularly that of
matching increasing patient demands for "tooth coloured" with
high quality, long lasting restorations.
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