By Gentle Touch Dentistry Richardson
Below are the reasons that will make you understand better why do you need same day crowns when traditional crowns are available.
- The Traditional Dental Crowns In A Brief
- The Three Traditional Types of Crowns That Are Available Are
- The Same Day Crown Process
- Availability of Same Day Crowns
- Why Are Same Day Crowns Popularly Called CEREC Crowns
- Benefits of Same Day Crowns Versus Traditional Crowns
- Conclusion
You may be questioning on why same day crowns when traditional crowns are available. Practically, it is bad enough to suffer the distress from a broken, chipped or a cracked tooth for even one day. You might have been enjoying a great meal when your tooth cracked. And the very next moment you know that you almost need to wait for a fortnight to get it resolved! That becomes too frustrating. Your same day crowns would essentially come to the rescue here.
One-day dental crowns are now attainable! Most patients wonder, though, whether having a crown fabricated and fitted on the same day will last as long as those made the traditional way, usually over a period of two to three weeks.
The Wall Street Journal states that digital technology allows dentists to make one-day crowns for patients, that too in less than two hours! They are at par with the regular ceramic crowns in both respects:
1.Equally durable and
2.Normally costs the same as the traditional ones.
The Traditional Dental Crowns in a Brief:
Dental crowns ideally serve the purpose of “capping” the original tooth that is partially damaged. The damage might be a crack, a chipping, partial breakage or weakening of the tooth. Crowns not only give the look of a fresh natural tooth but also protects the nub of the original tooth that lies within. Therefore for implementation of this procedure, some amount of your original tooth should be remaining.
The Procedure:
An impression of your tooth is taken using a putty like material. It is then sent to the dental lab for preparing a customized crown for your affected tooth. This process takes about a week or two or even more. Consequently, you would need another appointment to get it fitted inside your mouth after it is ready.
Until you custom-made crown comes ready, your dentist glues a temporary crown to protect your tooth!
Based on your needs, both you and your doctor decide upon which crown is the most suited for you.
The Three Traditional Types of Crowns That Are Available Are:
1.Ceramic crowns: They are tooth coloured crowns. They are an ideal choice for your front teeth in order to avoid a metallic smile.
2.Metal crowns: They are made of metals or different alloys. They are obviously more stronger than porcelain crowns. Metallic crowns are made of gold too!
3.Porcelain crowns: Usually the porcelain is fused to the metal. Therefore, the outer surface is that of porcelain which caters to the ‘look’ or ‘appearance’ purpose. The inner surface is metallic thus offering a better bonding to the original tooth.
Now, a glance at the same-day crown process would indeed allow you draw the line of difference between the two distinctly. The same-day crown or CEREC crown process is elaborately discussed below.
The Same Day Crown Process:
Initially, dentists use a small 3D camera to take pictures of the tooth. Commonly, the process of taking 3D photographs is more comfortable for the patient than the process of securing traditional dental impressions.
CAD and CAM technology is put to use at this juncture. Once the measurement your tooth is taken, computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) is utilized to create a ceramic crown custom fitted for your tooth. The entire procedure is typically done “in-house” and therefore the 2-4 weeks waiting time is not applicable. Often your same-day crown is created by your dental office while you are relaxing in the waiting lounge outside.
Availability of Same Day Crowns:
Even today most of the dental offices do not have the capability to create same-day crowns. This being a high-tech process, requires both the right equipment and up-to-date expertise. According to “USA Today”, only around 10% of dental offices are able to offer same day crowns as of now.
Why Are Same Day Crowns Popularly Called CEREC Crowns?
The CEREC is a digital technology and this abbreviated form is elaborated in more than one way, such as:
Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics OR,
CEramic REConstruction.
It uses computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) to assist dentists in manufacturing the restoration work.While this sounds intense and expensive, CEREC made crowns are in reality an easy procedure. It is about the same cost as that of traditional lab-made dental crowns too.
Benefits of Same Day Crowns Versus Traditional Crowns:
Time saving – you don’t need to visit the dental office again to get the new crown fitted
Convenient – A same-day crown discards the need for using filling material and also cuts on the discomforts of two different dental procedures
Both physically and emotionally the process is convenient to most of the patients.
Porcelain crowns look more attractive than traditional porcelain fused to metal crowns since you won’t have the fine black line running along the gum line.
Same day crowns don’t depend upon the need of dental putty. many people find the taste of it unpleasant in their mouth.
Conclusion:
Same day crowns are simply one of the many modern digital dentistry practices. These cutting-edge techniques make dental care faster, more comfortable, and dependable. Other Digital Dentistry techniques include:
Digital imaging and X-rays that provide a clearer picture of your teeth and jaw. A 3D view of these structures is clearly available.
Digital dentures that are in some forms similar to same day crowns and dentists can easily redo the set in case of a loss or damage.
What else! You do not need to worry for several dental visit for dental crowns. For same day crowns book an appointment with our dentist.
