Cerec & Zirconia

CEREC CAD CAM  developed by  Sirona, Germany is the world’s most advanced and widely used CAD CAM system in dentistry for fabrication of metal free Ceramics and Zirconia prostheses.

CEREC® 3D is an acronym for Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics.
CEREC® 3D uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology, incorporating a 3D camera or 3D optical scanner, computer and milling machine in one instrument.

Metal free Ceramic dental Crowns,  Veneers/Laminates, Inlays, Onlays and Zirconia frame-works for Ceramic Prostheses ( Metal-Free Ceramic Bridges) can be milled for single dental visit Crowns and 48 hour delivery of high quality Ceramic-Zirconia Bridge work.

CEREC consists of either a Intra-oral (impression-free) 3D Camera Blue-cam or a Extra-oral precision 3D Optical Scanner InEos  which scans duplicates prepared from impressions.

The BLUE CAM camera is used to take an accurate picture of the damaged tooth. This optical impression is transferred and displayed on a color computer screen, where the dentist uses CAD technology to design the restoration. Then CAM takes over and automatically creates the restoration while the patient waits. With InEos, the system integrated at our clinic,  once impression is taken the patient need not wait at the clinic while the CEREC or ZIRCONIA restoration is milled and fabricated and ready to bond with the tooth as per pre-fixed schedule.

Cerec 3D and Biogeneric computer software then is used to design the Ceramic prosthesis and the connected InLab McXL Milling Machine fabricates the work in minutes.

Zirconia Prosthetic Bridge frameworks than are sintered ( densified ) for supreme strength and then layered with Ceramic over several hours for delivering superlative dental Ceramics.

The final scheduled procedure involves bonding of the Dental Crown / Bridge .

CEREC and ZIRCONIA restorations are superior in their esthetics, strength, biocompatibility, precision, and long term durability than conventional restorative materials.