NHfamily dentistry
Todd Kleinrichert, DDS
615 Professional Park Dr.

Fort Wayne, IN 46774
(260) 493-2113

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Cerec Crowns

CEREC is a revolutionary system that enables your dentist to design, fabricate and fit a new crown, veneer, onlay or inlay in a single visit, a procedure that would normally take at least two weeks. It means no temporaries & only a single injection is required. Cerec restorations are natural looking as it involves only a tooth colored ceramic and no metal.

How does this technology work?

 

Your dentist will prepare your tooth in the normal way he or she would before fitting a crown or a veneer. At this point instead of using “dental putty” to take an impression of your tooth, a digital image is taken using a special camera. This image is then converted into 3D virtual computer model of your tooth which is used as a guide to design your new restoration. Once your dentist is happy with the newly designed tooth, this data is sent to an on-site milling machine which fabricates your new tooth from a high quality ceramic block. The milling process can take anywhere from as little as 6 minutes to 30 minutes depending on the exact technology and complexity of the tooth.

The ceramic blocks come in a wide variety of shades and colors and is selected to match your surrounding teeth. Once the crown or veneer has been milled, the dentist may characterize it and stain it to match your surrounding teeth in color before either polishing it or glazing it in a furnace. Your new restoration will then be cemented into place onto your prepared tooth.
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Prophy Jet Air Polishing
Air polishing uses which uses air, water, and either sodium bicarbonate (ProphyJet®) or non-sodium (JET Fresh®) to help in the removal of stain and plaque during a routine hygiene appointment. This technique removes stain quicker than scaling and polishing the conventional way. Air polishing is recommended to clean tooth surfaces prior to bonding procedures and placement of dental sealants. It is also highly effective in use on patients wearing orthodontic appliances. Please do not confuse Air polishing with air abrasion. Air abrasion is a procedure that removes or roughens the enamel surfaces for restorative procedures.