The
name CEREC stands for Ceramic Reconstruction.
This method, which has been in clinical use since
1985, allows for all-ceramic fillings and crowns
to be produced in a single sitting.
The CEREC system is made up of a recording unit
and a milling unit. The recording unit is a mobile
PC to which an imaging camera is connected. The
tooth needing treatment is scanned without being
touched and an image of the tooth appears on the
monitor of the recording unit. The dentist, who
has been trained and certified for the use of
the CEREC method, must now refine the model of
the inlay or crown on the monitor. Next, the lines
are converted to milling data and transmitted
to the milling unit, where a block of ceramic
matching the color and size of the defective tooth
is placed. Within 10 to 20 minutes, the milling
procedure is completed and the ceramic can be
placed in the tooth. Minor adjustments to contact
points and bite levels are then made. The entire
procedure takes between 60 and 90 minutes.
Advantages for the
patient
Only a single sitting is needed for the patient
to receive a highly esthetic, durable and well-tolerated
restoration. This makes temporary fillings and
crowns as well as bite recordings that last several
minutes a thing of the past. Since the restorations
produced in the CEREC procedure are made exclusively
of ceramic, the metal structures used in traditional
procedures are no longer needed. As a result,
the patient receives a reconstruction that is
entirely free of metal. Scientific studies have
shown that reconstructions with the CEREC system
are long-lasting. After approximately 13 years,
almost 90 percent of the reconstructions remain
intact.
Which
teeth can be treated with the CEREC procedure?
A treatment using
Veneer can be done for almost
any tooth requiring a filling, a veneer or a crown.
Even gaps can be filled with this method if an
implant had been previously used.
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