CAD/CAM Procedures
A crown, veneer or inlay in one visit
CEREC 3D is the world’s only system for the fabrication of all ceramic dental restorations in one appointment.
With CEREC 3D you can be in and out in a single visit with a permanent, all ceramic crown, onlay, or veneer.
For you, the patient, this means fewer injections, less drilling, and less time out of your hectic schedule.
CEREC 3D uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology, incorporating a camera, computer and milling machine in one instrument.
The dentist uses a special camera to take an accurate picture of the damaged tooth. This optical impression is transferred and displayed on a colour computer screen, where the dentist 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 whole process takes about two hours or less.
What are the advantages of CEREC 3D?
- The dentist fabricates and fits the restoration in a single session
- No need for the dentist to take an impression and send it to a lab
- No temporary crowns or fillings
- No return visits for the patient
- The restoration is natural looking, as it is made out of tooth-coloured ceramic material
- Ceramic material is biocompatible, high-grade, anti-abrasive and plaque-resistant
- Metal-free: no silver-coloured fillings
- Allows dentist to save more of the healthy tooth
- Extremely precise