Crowns
Creating Ceramic Crowns with Cerec Tachnology Takes Just One Appointment
We are proud to offer CEREC crown technology at Stone Creek Family Dental. Using CEREC technology we can mill your crowns on-site, so you don't need to worry about cracking or losing a temporary
With CEREC Dr. Brown
will prepare the tooth like normal; however, instead of using dental putty to take an impression of the tooth, we simply take an image of the tooth with a specialized camera. This image is converted into a 3D computerized model of your tooth. We use this model as a guide to design the crown, and send that design to our on-site mill. The machine then fabricates your new tooth from a block of high-quality ceramic; the milling process can take anywhere from five to thirty minutes depending on the complexity of the tooth.
We utilize ceramic
in a variety of shades and colors selected to match your surrounding teeth. After your crown is milled Dr. Brown will characterize or stain it to match before the final polish or glaze is applied. Finally, your new crown is cemented into place on the prepared tooth surface.