Cerec Crowns
Are you too busy for two or more dental visits to replace a cracked tooth or loose crown? Dr. Marinic has invested in Cerec technology to help solve your time concerns with beautiful, porcelain, crowns. 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 in most cases.
The CEREC technology means that Dr. marinic can restore damaged teeth most times in a single appointment using a high-quality ceramic material that matches the natural color of other teeth.
CEREC uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology, incorporating a camera, computer and milling machine in one instrument. Dr. Marinic 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 he 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 process saves the patient from multiple visits as well as multiple times of getting numb.
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. In the majority of the patient cases, Dr. Marinic 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. CEREC has two decades of clinical research and documentation to support the technology. The restorations have been proven precise, safe and effective.
Call the our office to schedule a consultation to see if you are a candidate for this technology. We will be happy to answer your questions.