Large metal fillings replaced with Cerec fillings or crowns.
We will prepare your tooth in the normal way before fitting a crown or a veneer. At this point instead of using "dental putty" to take an impression of your tooth, a digital image is taken using a special camera. This image is then converted into 3D computerised model of your tooth which is used as a guide to design your new restoration. Once we are happy with the newly designed tooth, this data is sent to an onsite milling machine which fabricates your new tooth from a high quality ceramic block. The milling process can take anywhere from as little as 10 minutes to 30 minutes depending on the exact technology and complexity of the tooth.
The ceramic blocks come in a wide variety of shades and colours and are selected to match your surrounding teeth. Once the crown or veneer has been milled we may characterise it and stain it to match your surrounding teeth in colour before either polishing it or glazing it in a furnace. Your new restoration will then be cemented into place onto your prepared tooth.