What is CEREC?

CEREC® by Sirona Dental Systems is the world’s first system for the fabrication of all ceramic denatal restorations in one office visit. CEREC® is an acronym for Chariside Economical Restorations of Esthetic Ceramic. With CEREC® at our side you can be in and out of our office in a single visit with your beautiful porcelain inlays, onlays, crowns, or veneers.

The proven technology behind CEREC

More than 20,000 CEREC® systems are in use throughout the world and an estimated 20 million CEREC restorations have taken place.  With the newer and stronger materials and bonding cements, CAD/CAM porcelain restorations are going to be the way of the future in dentistry.

How does the instrument work?

CEREC uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology, incorporating a camera, computer and milling machine in one instrument. The dentist uses a special camera to take an accurate picture of the damaged tooth. This optical impression is transferred and displayed on a color computer screen, where the dentist uses CAD technology to design the restoration. Then CAM takes over and automatically creates the restoration while the patient waits. Finally, the dentist bonds the new restoration to the surface of the old tooth. The whole process takes about one hour.

What does this innovation mean for a patient?

A tooth-colored restoration means no more silver fillings discoloring smiles. The filling is natural-looking, compatible with tissue in the mouth, anti-abrasive and plaque-resistant. Dentists no longer need to create temporaries or take impressions and send them to a lab. Because of this, the traditional second visit has been eliminated. The CEREC has over a decade of clinical research and documentation to support the technology. The restorations have been proven precise, safe and effective.

Benefits of CEREC

  • Only one appointment is required

  • No impressions, no temporaries, no metal

  • Natual looking porcelain matches the tooth enamel.

  • Over 25 years of CEREC® technolgy and materials in use.

  • Retain more healthy tooth structure

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