Advantages of CEREC

At Wernick Family Dentistry, we use CEREC for crafting the crowns we provide to our patients. This computer-aided design and milling system allows our doctor to streamline the process of fabricating restorations. Because of this efficient approach, our use of the CEREC system offers several advantages.

Same-Day Service

The traditional method of sending the plans for a crown to a dental lab for fabrication is a two-week process. The lab has to receive the plans, create the crown, and then send it back to the practice so the dentist can add it to your smile. While you wait to have the crown added, you might be given a temporary crown that some patients find too uncomfortable to wear.

With CEREC, you avoid the wait and eliminate the need for temporary prosthetics.

The main purpose of CEREC is to craft crowns and other porcelain restorations in an efficient manner. As such, most of the patients Dr. Wernick sees can receive a crown within the same day, if not the same appointment, as the same exam that determines you need a cap on one or more of your teeth.

Better Adherence to Plans

While dental labs specialize in crafting prosthetics, the disconnect between the dentist and the technician can be problematic for you. The fact that a lab has to work off of someone else’s blueprints sometimes leads to mild mistakes in the crown you receive. While uncommon, it is not unheard of for a patient to have to wear their temporaries an additional week or so because the crown would not fit right the first time and had to be remade.

This disconnection does not occur when you receive a CEREC crown. Dr. Wernick, the person who plans out your crown’s design, is the same person who makes the restoration. The chances that the crown will not fit properly or have to be remade are minimized. Additionally, even if the crown has to be remade, the time it takes Dr. Wernick to craft crowns with CEREC reduces your wait from a matter of weeks to a matter of days, at most.

Contact Us for Same-Day Porcelain Crowns

Wernick Family Dentistry provides CEREC same-day crowns in Virginia Beach, VA, within easy reach to all surrounding communities. We will help you develop a healthy, beautiful smile in a time-efficient manner. For more information, call our practice today and schedule your next dental appointment.