CEREC One-Visit Dentistry

CEREC Dental Crowns

At Lake Country Dental, we prescribe CEREC dental crowns (or caps) when the majority of the tooth surface becomes so badly damaged it is at risk for splitting. Dental crowns are used to help stabilize a tooth when more than 50% of the natural chewing surface has been lost.

CEREC dental crowns are made in the office in one visit, saving considerable time and inconvenience for the patient. Also, since CEREC crowns are made out of ceramic, they are durable and can be matched to the color of your existing teeth. CEREC restorations are the closest man-made equivalent to natural enamel. Think of it as “re-enameling” your tooth.

CEREC Inlays and Onlays

CEREC inlays and onlays allow you to keep more of your natural tooth—no more whittling down of the tooth to a point just to restore with a crown. With the newest CEREC and bonding technology, we are able to replace only the missing tooth structure with the closest man-made material to enamel—ceramic—available.

An inlay is similar to a filling and lies inside the cusp tips (in the middle part) of the tooth. CEREC inlays are custom-made out of ceramic to fit the exact measurements of a prepared cavity and are then cemented into place. They are much harder and last longer than composite resin fillings.

Fabricated and placed just like an inlay, onlays are used for more extensive reconstruction that can cover one or more cusps (or outer part) of a tooth. Onlays are typically used when a substantial reconstruction is required but allows the doctor to maintain as much of your natural tooth as possible.