Who Needs Temps? We Use Advanced CEREC® Technology to Deliver Same-Day Crowns

Losing or damaging teeth is a widespread problem, with 178 million American adults missing one or more teeth, and around 40 million having no teeth, a condition also known as edentulism. Whether it’s due to injury, tooth decay, or lifestyle habits such as smoking, missing teeth can play havoc with your digestive health and result in loss of self-confidence.

Dental crowns have been a standard solution for protecting or replacing teeth, but they take time to manufacture and fit correctly. Same-day crowns are available, but they are usually temporary until the permanent ones arrive. But that has changed with CEREC® technology, which can provide quality results in a very short time.

If you live in the San Leandro, Castro Valley, Oakland, or surrounding areas of California and you’re looking for fast, high-quality solutions for dental problems, Dr. Elena Davidson and her team at Davidson Dental Group can help you find what you need.

Dental crown basics

Your tooth comprises the enamel covering the dentin and everything underneath that is rooted in your gums and jawbone, and when you deal with dental problems that damage them, they often show on the part of the tooth that people see. Dental crowns are caps designed to protect damaged or weakened teeth by covering them, hold dental bridges in place, cover root canals, or replace missing teeth. We manufacture them from a variety of materials, including resin, ceramic, porcelain, and metal.

Time frame for getting a crown

A dental X-ray provides the necessary information to initiate the process. With the standard procedure for making crowns, we take an impression of the teeth, create a temporary crown for you to use until the permanent one is ready, then cement the permanent crown in place. Temporary crowns live up to the name, meaning they don’t last long, so you’ll need to be careful with them for the two weeks you generally wait until the permanent ones are ready.

Advantages of the CEREC process

CEREC stands for Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics, and it’s quickly become a popular choice to shorten the wait to get a crown. How is this done? We capture digital images of your teeth to obtain the necessary information to create the crown, design the crown using a strong ceramic material, and prepare it for you while you wait.

This solution offers many benefits for you:

• Short wait time: reduces time from a couple of weeks to a few hours
• Natural appearance: with the new crown placed, you won’t notice the difference
• Crown strength: the CEREC process gives you a strong permanent finis in one day

When you need to protect or replace damaged or missing teeth, consider CEREC technology to help restore them. If you’re ready to find out what it can do for your smile and your health, make an appointment by calling or sending an online message to Dr. Davidson and the Davidson Dental Group today.