Cerec

CEREC Acquisition Unit

The CEREC Acquisition Unit is mobile and houses a medical grade computer and the CEREC camera. Your dentist uses the camera to take a digital picture of your prepared tooth. This picture is used instead of a traditional impression. The computer and CEREC 3D software converts the digital picture to a three-dimensional virtual model of your prepped tooth. Dr Held or Dr Lau then designs your restoration right on screen, using the software while you wait. This software can assist your dentist with designing any tooth restoration: crowns, inlays (fillings), onlays (partial crowns),bridges, 和 veneers . The design is then sent to the CEREC Milling Unit

CEREC Milling Unit

A ceramic block that matches the shade of the tooth being repaired will be selected and inserted 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 自 25 minutes depending on the size and type of restoration. After the milling is finished it is polished and cured in a high temperature oven. Then Dr Held or Dr Lau will check the fit and bond the filling, or crown into place.

CEREC® is a registered trademark of Sirona Dental Systems