CEREC Digital Impressions

Boise dental crowns are one of the most common best smile restoration procedures people need for their teeth. There are many different situations for which your Boise dentist may recommend a crown. Depending on your unique situation, dental crowns are made from a variety of different materials, including all-metal, all-ceramic, resin, porcelain, or porcelain-fused-to metal. The material your crown will be made of also depends on the length of time you may have to wait for it to be made, as well as the cost.

A Boise dental crown is a tooth-shaped covering that permanently protects a tooth. Often they are recommended in order to extend the life of a tooth due to decay. Other reasons that require crowns are: to cover broken, worn, or severely stained teeth or if a tooth has a large cavity filling and there is little tooth structure remaining. For these reasons a crown is used to save the life of a tooth in order to prevent a patient from requiring the need of Boise tooth implants or partial tooth implants.

How CEREC digital impression works:

Made out of a solid block of ceramic or resin materials, CEREC crowns are made in your Boise dentist office during just a single visit for your best smile restoration. Without the need to construct a temporary crown by taking impressions while waiting for the crown to be made at Boise dental laboratory within a four + week period, CEREC crowns are constructed the same day as your Boise dental visit.

CEREC digital impressions utilize computer technology to take a picture of the tooth that will receive the crown, as well as surrounding teeth. This allows your Boise dentist to design the tooth while looking in your mouth, and making sure the color of the crown matches the rest of your teeth. In addition, because the CEREC crown is made from a single block of material, it is remarkably stronger than crowns.

Upon completion of your digital impression, your crown is fitted, polished and bonded in place. The entire process usually only takes 1-2 hours, depending on the extend of your Boise dental work. Keep in mind that today, more than 20 million CEREC digital impressions have been completed, and are one of the most trusted methods of a best smile restoration within the Boise dental community for a good reason!

To learn more about CEREC digital impressions, or to schedule an appointment with a Boise dentist at Summit Dental, please give us a call at (208) 314-2275!