Top Reasons to Visit the Dentist For Dental Crowns
Everyone’s life is becoming busy, making it hard to find time for a dentist appointment. If you’re called for multiple visits, it becomes even worse. To prevent multiple dental visits, here are Top Reasons to Visit the Dentist For Dental Crowns with our new recent trend of single-day crowns. Using the advanced CEREC Prime Mill, which stands for “Chairside Economical Restorations of Esthetic Ceramic,” we ensure efficient and aesthetic dental restorations in just one visit.
What Is A Cerec Primemill?
It is a machine used to fabricate dental restorations including crowns, bridges, veneers, crown over implants, smile designing, inlays, and onlays in a single visit by the dentist.
Steps In Single-Day Crowns Fabrication:
- Tooth preparation
- Digital scanning
- Designing using CAD software
- Milling in CEREC prime mill
- Glazing and staining in speed fire
- Bonding using the dental cement
Consultation
The dentist will examine the tooth and plan the restoration according to the tooth structure.
- TOOTH PREPARATION
The crown preparation of the teeth will be done by removing the decayed part of the teeth. Minimal tooth preparation is enough for designing and milling.
- ISOLATION OF THE TOOTH
After the crown preparation, the tooth has to be dried, free from any saliva and blood. Gingival retraction cords can be used for the isolation of the tooth.
- DIGITAL SCANNING
Once the isolation is done, teeth have to be scanned using the intraoral scanner. Upper and lower scans along with the bite can be taken. This will create the exact replica of the tooth on the monitor. The patient will be more comfortable with the scanner than with the traditional method of messy impression.
- DESIGNING USING CAD SOFTWARE
Using the replica of the teeth, designing can be done. Taking into consideration the size, shape and position of the tooth, the designing can be done. This designing will take around 20-30 mins. The advantage is that we can show the designs to the patient and change them accordingly to how the patient needs them.
- MILLING IN THE CEREC PRIMEMILL:
Once the designing is done, the zirconia block can be inserted into the milling unit, which cuts the zirconia block into the perfect shape of the crown that we designed. This will approximately take around 15 mins.
- STAINING AND GLAZING IN SPEED FIRE:
Once the milling is over, the crown should be dried well and free from the dust. Then it should be kept inside the speed fire for glazing. Depends on the stain and the glaze we need; we can do multiple glazes.
- CEMENTATION OF THE CROWNS:
Cementation of the zirconia crowns can be done either using resin bonds or using the luting cements.
ADVANTAGES:
- Good quality crowns can be delivered.
- A larger number of crowns can be delivered in a limited time.
- Customized according to the patient’s desire.
- No need to wait for a week for the crown to come from the lab.
BENEFITS OF CEREC CROWNS OVER THE TRADITIONAL CROWNS:
- No need for multiple appointments
- No need for temporary crowns
- No need for the messy impression technique
- Minimal tooth preparation
- Color and glazing can be customized depending on the patient’s need.