CEREC Lawndale CA
Let’s face it, very few of us have perfect teeth, free of decay and fillings. You can probably see a filling or two in your own mouth, which do just that — “fill” a cavity, or hole, in your tooth left from the excavation of decayed tooth structure. In many cases, those fillings are made of metal material and can go bad, weaken the tooth, or get additional decay under or around it. In fact, 1.2 billion of these metal fillings will need to be replaced in the next 10 years.
Same Day Crowns Procedure
CEREC is a method used by thousands of dentists worldwide since 1987 not only to replace these fillings, but also to restore any tooth that is decayed, weakened, broken, etc. to its natural strength and beauty. Better yet, it’s done with all-ceramic materials that are tooth-colored in a single appointment!
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Exam and Preparation
First, your Dentist at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group examines the tooth and determines the appropriate treatment. It could be a simple filling, or a full crown, depending on how much healthy tooth structure is remaining and the clinical judgment of your Dentist. Next, he or she administers an anesthetic and prepares your tooth for the restoration, removing decayed and weakened tooth tissue. This preparation is just like he or she would do for many other restorative techniques.
Optical Impression 
Then, your Dentist takes an Optical Impression of the prepared tooth. Instead of filling a tray with impression “goop” that you must bite into and hold in your mouth until it hardens, your Dentist coats the tooth with a non-toxic, tasteless powder. A camera is then used to take a digital picture of your tooth. This whole Optical Impression process takes only a minute or two.
No Temporaries
Next, Your Dentist at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group creates the restoration for your tooth. We use CEREC 3D software to take the digital picture and convert it into a 3-dimensional virtual model on the computer screen. Your Dentist at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group, then uses his or her dental expertise to design the restoration.
Within a few minutes, your Dentist clicks a button, and the restoration design data is sent to a separate milling machine shown below in our office. A ceramic block that matches your tooth shade is placed in the milling machine.
About 10 – 20 minutes later, your all-ceramic, tooth-colored restoration is finished and ready to bond in place. Finally, your Dentist tries the restoration in your mouth to ensure proper fit and bite. The restoration is then polished and bonded to the prepared tooth. Your tooth is restored with no “temporary” or return trip necessary. All of this is done in a single appointment! Ask us about SAME DAY DENTISTRY TODAY. Vadadent Modern Dental Group Office Phone Number 310-371-4104
CEREC is an advanced dental restorative system that allows us at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group to restore decayed teeth, place crowns, remove defective amalgam fillings, or place cosmetic veneers in just one appointment. This allows you to have the highest quality, most lifelike dental restorations in just one visit to the dentist…in, out, and on with your busy life.
Acquisition Unit at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group 
The CEREC Acquisition Unit is mobile and houses a medical grade computer and the CEREC camera. Your dentist at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group uses the camera to take a digital picture of your prepared tooth. This picture is used instead of a traditional impression. This means no impression tray and material for you to gag on. The computer and CEREC 3D software converts the digital picture to a three-dimensional virtual model of your prepped tooth. Your dentist then designs your restoration right on screen using the software while you wait (and watch!). This software can assist your dentist with designing any single tooth restoration: crowns, inlays (fillings), onlays (partial crowns), and veneers. Once your dentist has designed your restoration (usually about 5 minutes), he or she clicks a button, and the design data is communicated via a wireless radio signal to the CEREC Milling Unit.
CEREC Milling Unit at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group
Your dentist at Vadadent, Modern Dental Group or dental assistant selects a ceramic block that matches the shade of the tooth being repaired. He or she then inserts the block into the Milling Unit. The data from the Acquisition Unit is used to direct two diamond-coated burs to carve the block into the indicated shape of the restoration. This process usually takes 8 to 18 minutes depending on the size and type of restoration. After the milling is finished, your dentist polishes the finished filling or crown and bonds it into place.
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CEREC Technology Lawndale CA
Single-visit Crowns, Onlays and Veneers with CEREC
CEREC is a revolutionary way to restore damaged teeth. Dr. Tabibi is pleased to offer our patients CEREC restoration services—a superior method of creating precisely-designed, color-matched and highly durable ceramic restorations right in our practice. From simple fillings, to full crowns to porcelain veneers, CEREC delivers the results you need and can often be offered in a single appointment.
Get Yourself Ready for a Bright, Beautiful Smile!
How does CEREC work?
After examining the tooth and determining the course of treatment, Dr. Tabibi will coat a thin layer of reflective powder to the damaged prepared tooth surface. CEREC then uses a state-of-the-art digital 3D camera to create an optical impression. This digital image replaces the physical impression required in traditional procedures. No more long waits while a tray of impression goop hardens in your mouth. State-of-the-art CAD software allows Dr. Tabibi to design every precise detail of you restoration with the accuracy you’ve come to expect from use. The software allows us to customize the shape of the restoration to exactly fit the particular needs of the damaged tooth.
Once the restoration has been designed on the computer, technological magic happens! While you wait, exact design specifications are sent to our on-site milling machine to create your restoration. About 15 minutes later, your all-ceramic, color-matched restoration is ready for placement. Your new restoration is then fitted, polished and bonded for permanence. Your tooth is restored back to its natural form, function and beauty.
What advantages does CEREC technology have for you?
Single visit onlays and crowns. Since Dr. Tabibi is able to design and fabrication the restoration immediately rather than sending an impression to a laboratory, you do not need to wear a temporary and return for a second appointment
Metal-free dentistry
Health minded people are increasingly becoming concerned with metal in the mouth (particularly mercury). A CEREC tooth restoration isn’t just convenient, it is also healthy. Many years ago, dentists had few options to repair decayed and damaged teeth other than amalgam, gold, and other metals. With CEREC, Dr. Tabibi uses strong, tooth colored ceramic materials to restore your teeth to their natural strength, beauty, and function. These materials closely match the composition of natural tooth structure. This means when you eat hot food and then drink something cold, the restoration and tooth expand and contract at almost equal rates. So, your tooth does not crack, and you can go on enjoying your evening. Also, the materials are chemically bonded to your tooth, so Dr. Tabibi can save as much healthy tooth tissue as possible while providing you with a dental restoration that strengthens your tooth. The CEREC enamel like material is biocompatible with the tissues in the mouth and provides a high-grade, anti-abrasive and plaque-resistant finish.
Patient desire to have broken teeth repaired and remaining mercury fillings replaced to prevent the risk of further breaking more teeth.
In one visit with CAD/CAM dentistry, the mercury fillings were replaced and broken teeth restored with enamel hybrid ceramics
Your Appointment:
- The old filling is removed along with any additional decay.
- A conditioning gel is placed on your tooth to prepare it for the new onlay.
- Bonding cement is placed on the tooth and a high intensity light bonds the resin to the tooth.
- The tooth is then polished.
Your teeth are restored to a natural look and feel, they are stronger and the tooth is protected!