Cerec® Tooth Restoration |
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CEREC® can be used for more than just crowns and fillings. CEREC is capable of producing any single tooth restoration. Chipped or discolored front teeth can be repaired with beautiful porcelain anterior crowns or veneers. Learn more here> |
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Dental Bonding |
Dental Bonding is a procedure in which a tooth-colored resin is applied and hardened with a special light, ultimately "bonding" the material to the tooth to improve a person's smile. Among the easiest and least expensive of cosmetic dental procedures, bonding can repair chipped or cracked teeth, close gaps, change the shape of teeth, or be used as a cosmetic alternative to silver amalgam fillings. |
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| A chipped tooth before and after dental bonding. |
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Veneers |
Veneers are wafer-thin, custom-made shells that cover the front surface of teeth. Bonded to the front of the teeth, changing their color, shape, size or length, veneers can be made from porcelain or resin composite. Veneers offer a conservative approach to changing a tooth's color or shape compared to crowns, but the process is not reversible. |
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| Patient received 8 interior veneers. The Porcelain veneers replaced composites on the top teeth, creating a brighter smile. Lower teeth (seen below) were untouched. |
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| Smiles before (left) and after (right) the porcelain veneering process. |
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| Crowns |
A crown is a tooth-shaped "cap" that's placed over a weak or damaged tooth to improve its shape, size, strength, or appearance. Most crowns last five to 15 years and can be made of metal, porcelain fused to metal, resin, or ceramic. Before a crown is seated, the existing tooth is filed down; then the crown is cemented over it, fully encasing the tooth. Onlays and 3/4 crowns cover the underlying tooth to a lesser extent. |
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A 'prepared' tooth (left); the crown cemented into place (right). |
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| Patient received full crowns to close space and improve shape and color of teeth. |
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