Crowning in a Day: Restore Your Smile with Same-day Dental Crowns
Do you have a damaged or decayed tooth that needs a crown? You no longer need multiple appointments or weeks of wait to restore your smile. You can rebuild your smile in a single appointment with same-day dental crowns in Flinders, Victoria.
Sounds too good to be true? Why don’t you reserve an appointment with Flinders Dental Practice? Dr Chris Wooldridge and his team have invested in CEREC technology to design, create, and place crowns in a single visit!
Why do you need a single-visit dental crown?
A dental crown is a tooth-shaped cap worn over the remaining tooth structure to bolster its structure and appearance. Same-day dental crowns work the same as traditional dental crowns. The dentist can recommend single-visit crowns to:
- Support a dental bridge
- Complete a dental implant
- Fortify your tooth after a root canal
- Replace a failing dental filling
- Strengthen a structurally weakened tooth
- Cosmetically enhance a discoloured or poorly shaped tooth
CEREC is short for CEramic REConstruction. This technology combines advanced software and hardware technology to enable the dentist to restore your crown in a single day.
How do CEREC dental crowns work?
If your tooth is suitable for a crown, the dentist will prepare it by removing a small amount of the enamel around it. We’ll also remove any decayed or damaged portions to ensure only the healthy structure remains.
Next, we’ll use a state-of-the-art digital scanner to take precise impressions of your tooth. This handheld device eliminates the need for messy, uncomfortable moulds, ensuring a more comfortable experience. The digital scan is then used with computer-aided design (CAD) technology to create a 3D mould of your crown. This advanced system ensures your crown is crafted to match the exact specifications of your tooth for seamless results.
Once we finalise your crown design, we’ll send the images to a milling machine to craft your restoration. This machine fabricates your crown from a ceramic block within minutes! Once your crown is ready, we’ll check its fit and bond it to your tooth with durable adhesives. That’s it! We’ll send you home with a customized permanent crown.
What are the benefits of CEREC dental crowns?
Gone are the days when placing crowns involved a drawn-out procedure. Today, we can design and place your crown restoration in a single visit. Here are the notable benefits of single-visit dental crowns.
- Convenience: You don’t need to take days off from work or school to restore your tooth with dental crowns. Same-day crowns are placed within a few hours!
- Optimal aesthetics: CEREC crowns are created from advanced ceramic materials that mimic the natural translucency of the enamel. Same-day dental crowns blend with the surrounding teeth to create a seamless, natural-looking appearance.
- No temporaries: Traditional crowns require multiple visits, so a temporary crown is placed to protect your tooth. Unfortunately, temporary crowns don’t always fit well and can fall off when eating. Plus, temporaries look unnatural. CEREC crowns eliminate the need for interim crowns because you leave our office with a permanent restoration.
- Comfortable impressions: CEREC technology uses an intraoral scanner to take impressions of your teeth. This is a leap forward compared to physical impressions taken by biting into a tray of gooey material.
Are you in need of same-day crowns in Flinders?
CEREC crowns exemplify the synergy between advanced technology and dental expertise. They offer a streamlined, personalised approach to dental restorations. Ready to get started with same-day crowns? Call (03) 5989-1129 to schedule an appointment with Flinders Dental Practice.
