Traditionally, a dental restoration needs to be fabricated at an off-site laboratory in a process that takes around two weeks. By contrast, the CEREC fabrication system used by Sean Rayment, DMD makes dental restorations in a single visit. However, is CEREC the right choice to fulfill your specific restorative needs? What can it make to help develop a healthy smile for you?
Crowns
One of the most well-known uses of CEREC is creating porcelain crowns within one hour. These crowns cover a tooth that has experienced significant decay, sealing out oral bacteria and giving it the resilience needed to survive within your smile.
Crowns produced by CEREC are not only convenient, but functionally effective as well. Most patients who can receive a CEREC crown have smiles that are healthy and long-lasting without having to wait. Our dental office in Medfield always puts patient wellness first, so if a traditionally-fabricated restoration is the option you need, we will gladly have a lab make it for you.
Inlays and Onlays
Many patients don’t know that the efficiency of CEREC can be used to make other porcelain restorations. Inlays and onlays are two of the other restorative options Dr. Rayment can fabricate with this system.
The purpose of inlays and onlays is very similar to crowns - rebuild the structure of a tooth. Since they do not cover as much of the tooth as crowns do, they do not require the same amount of preparatory work before being placed. If your restorative needs involve a solid-material filling (inlay) or a partial crown (onlay), CEREC can make these with the same quality as the crowns the system is most known for creating.
Veneers
In addition to dental restorations, CEREC is also able to fabricate porcelain veneers to fulfill entirely aesthetic concerns.
Veneers are thin shells of porcelain that mimic the overall appearance of natural, healthy teeth. These are placed to fill in gaps caused by minor misalignment, cover internal dental staining, and reshape teeth for a more uniform appearance. By having your veneers made with CEREC, you can have your ideal smile within one dental visit.
Contact Us for Convenient, Effective Restorations
Medfield Smiles provides CEREC crowns and other restorations in Medfield, Norfolk, Westwood, and the surrounding MetroWest communities. For more information, or to schedule your next dental appointment, contact us today.