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CEREC - One Appointment Crowns

What is CEREC? CEREC is an acronym...

• Chairside: The technology is in the dental operatory and used while you are in the chair
• Economical: The procedure is economical for both dentist and patient
• Restorations: The procedure restores your tooth to its natural beauty, function, and strength
• of Esthetic: The restorations are metal-free and tooth-colored
• Ceramic: High-strength ceramics are used that are close in composition to your natural tooth structure

...for an advanced dental restorative system that allows us 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. The state of the art CEREC system was developed in 1985 at the University of Zurich in Switzerland by a dentist, Dr. Werner H. Mormann, and an electrical engineer, Dr. Markus Brandistini. Today, CEREC 3 with CEREC 3D software is still the world's only chair side dental CAD/CAM restorative system. At the heart of the system is the innovative technology.

The CEREC Acquisition Unit is mobile and houses a medical grade computer and the CEREC camera. We use 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. We then design your restoration right on screen using the software while you wait (and watch!). This software can assist us with designing any single tooth restoration: crowns, inlays (fillings), onlays (partial crowns), and veneers. Once we have designed your restoration (usually about 5 minutes), we click a button and the design data is communicated via a wireless radio signal to the CEREC Milling Unit.

With CEREC technology, we can restore damaged teeth or enhance your smile with bio-compatible, tooth-colored materials in a single appointment. This technology has a track record of almost 20 years, and more than 100 studies confirm the clinical excellence of the method. This procedure is useful for replacing old silver filings as well as worn out composite fillings. Since it only takes one appointment, you don't have to come back for a second appointment and you don't have to worry about any temporaries falling out between appointments. Ask us about CEREC today.

X-ray images with ORTHOPHOS XG units are now easier to interpret than ever before.

Software algorithms reduce metal artifacts in the DVT volume and improve image quality without increasing the radiation dose (MARS). In the area of 2D panoramic imaging, ASTRA provides brilliant, high-contrast images and the additional small exposure volumes and high-definition mode in ORTHOPHOS XG 3D allow even greater flexibility of use.

ORTHOPHOS XG 3D units can be upgraded with the "RELEASE 2" update package at no extra cost. ASTRA is not included in Release 2. Members of the software club Xwin Gold and Platinum receive ASTRA free of charge.

MARS reduces metal artifacts

The ORTHOPHOS XG 3D combination unit includes several improvements with "Release 2": Just like GALILEOS, ORTHOPHOS XG 3D now also works in 3D mode with MARS (Metal Artifact Reduction Software). MARS is an algorithm which automatically detects problematic metal artifacts and eliminates their shadowing and reflexes as much as possible. The result is a clear image which makes diagnosis easier for the dentist. MARS optimizes image quality without additional work or an increase in radiation dose.

ASTRA suppresses image noise

All the new x-ray units in the ORTHOPHOS XG family work with a software algorithm, which greatly improves the image quality of 2D panoramic and ceph images. ASTRA (Anatomically STructured Reconstruction Algorithm) generates a clear image with higher contrasts, less noise and no problematic edge artifacts, thereby providing the ideal basis for a reliable diagnosis.

Added volume for optimized endodontic treatments

ORTHOPHOS XG 3D can now depict a smaller volume of 5 cm diameter x 5.5 cm height. This smaller volume is also especially well suited for endodontics because the smaller section not only minimizes radiation exposure for the patient, but also speeds up the diagnostic process. With this smaller image volume, the practitioner can also use the new HD mode if required.

During this process, the voxel size automatically switches to 100 µm. This higher image resolution is then always indicated when the smallest details matter.

Optional high-definition mode for increased diagnostic reliability

The optional high-definition (HD) mode now available with ORTHOPHOS XG 3D produces 500 single exposures instead of 200 in a single scan, from which the 3D x-ray image is computed. The resulting higher granularity and contrast makes it easier for the practitioner to make a diagnosis. The touch panel of the ORTHOPHOS XG 3D allows you to switch the HD mode on or off at any time.