Why CEREC?

• Protects and preserves your own tooth’s structural integrity.
• Ceramics are bio-compatible.
• Only one appointment.
• Perfect looks.
• Perfect comfort.
• Perfect quality.
• Long lasting and durable.
• Unquestionably the most cost effective restoration we have available today.

Ceramic reconstruction step by step

• The defective filling and decay is removed. A reflective powder layer prepares the tooth for imaging.
• An optical 3D image is acquired with a small camera, directly in your mouth.
• The restoration is created on the screen using the image data.
• Diamond coated instruments mill a ceramic block to reproduce the design.
• This is accomplished during a single appointment using Computer Aided Design/ Computer Aided Manufacture (CAD/ CAM).
• After polishing, the new restoration fits precisely.
• A unique light hardness the bonding material, uniting porcelain and tooth.
• Polishing or glazing ensures a pleasantly smooth and natural feel.
• The colour and appearance make the special ceramic material blend with your tooth.
• Perfectly bonded porcelain ensures an extremely long life for your teeth.
• Maximum strength, great looks!

Fillings (inlays/ onlays)

After decay and old filling material is removed…

• The individually manufactured ceramic will be fitted exactly.
• Depending on severity, the whole procedure will last between one and two hours.

Crowns

For more heavily compromised teeth, a traditional treatment has been a crown restoration, which can take several separate appointments. Using the CEREC method, crown restoration is completed in a single appointment. No impressions, no temporary crowns – no need for a second injection.

A treatment time of one to two hours is normal.

Veneers

• Malpositioned and discoloured teeth can be restored with porcelain veneers.
• Your tooth is adjusted and a thin layer of porcelain is bonded securely to your tooth.
• Perfect looks, perfect fit make a wonderful, natural smile – all in a single appointment.

Perfect teeth in five easy steps.

CEREC is a sophisticated computer-aided system for producing durable high-quality ceramic restorations. It is simple to use, fast and conserves the natural tooth. CEREC is ideal for patients who want an authentic tooth-coloured alternative to amalgam or gold. In many cases CEREC allows tooth restorations to be completed in a single session – without impressions, temporaries or long waiting periods.

1. Before treatment starts your dentist will inform you about all the bene- fits of CEREC.
2. The first step is to remove the dental caries and/or the exist- ing filling. The CEREC measuring camera then takes a three- dimensional photograph of your tooth.
3. The contours of the ceramic restoration are designed on the computer monitor.
4. CEREC automatically mills the restoration out of a tooth-coloured ceramic block.
5. Finally, the restoration is inserted into your tooth and polished. The finished ceramic restoration looks and feels exactly like nat- ural dental enamel.