{"id":564,"date":"2019-03-06T23:26:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hulendental.com\/blog\/?p=564"},"modified":"2019-03-22T23:26:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:26:35","slug":"technology-materials-2-reasons-opt-same-day-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/technology-materials-2-reasons-opt-same-day-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology and Materials: 2 Reasons to Opt for a Same-Day Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\"man\r\n\r\nMaybe your tooth has substantial decay or perhaps your tooth is broken and needs to be restored. You need a dental crown. Traditional dental crowns are created at dental labs and require two dental appointments to place. Plus, temporary crowns, which are worn while the custom ones are being made, have been known to fail, necessitating yet another visit to the dentist. But who has time for all these dental appointments? You would think that with technology these days there would be a more efficient way of getting your crown! Well, in fact, there is. Some dental offices have the capability to provide same-day crowns using CEREC<\/a>. Learn more about the technology and materials used to deliver this treatment.\r\n

What is CEREC?<\/h2>\r\nThe acronym CEREC stands for Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics and refers to the machine and technology used to create same-day crowns. Basically, CEREC takes a 3D image of your tooth and mills a custom crown out of durable dental ceramic. Through advanced CAD\/CAM software, your dentist in Fort Worth can perform in only about an hour what it takes dental labs up to a couple of weeks to do right there in their office.\r\n

How are same-day crowns made?<\/h2>\r\nAfter you and your dentist determine that a dental crown fits your specific needs, they need to prepare your tooth. For example, if your tooth is decayed, they address that issue first. At that point, the process for same-day crowns goes as follows:\r\n