How Long Does It Take To Make A Traditional Lab-Fabricated Crown?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe traditional way to make a crown involves multiple steps. In the traditional method, patients are required to see the dentist for at least two appointments to have a final crown placed on a tooth. The dentist would first shave or drill the tooth down in the correct way to fit a crown on it. Using messy and gooey impression material, the dentist would make a negative impression of the \u201ccrown preparation\u201d and the teeth around it. At this point, the dentist would create a \u201ctemporary crown\u201d to protect your tooth while your final crown is being made and then send you home. The dentist would then make a model of the tooth to have a crown put on it and send this model to a laboratory that specializes in fabricating dental prostheses. The laboratory technicians would create the crown by hand out of the specified materials and then send it back to the dentist. Finally, the dentist would bring you back for another appointment to remove the temporary crown place the final crown on the tooth.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat Are Some Advantages Of Having Your Crown Made In One Day?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe main advantage of having a crown made in one day is that the patient spends less time in the chair. An entire extra appointment is avoided and the patient does not have to spend time wearing a \u201ctemporary crown\u201d that may easily break or fall off. Additionally, the dentist and dental assistants spend less time doing laboratory work, which means that they can spend more time treating patients. More often than not, crowns made in one day with our technology look and fit better than crowns made in the traditional manner.<\/span><\/p>\nHow Does The \u201cCrown in One Day\u201d Process Work?<\/span><\/h2>\nCrowns in one day utilize a revolutionary technology called CAD\/CAM. CAD stands for computer-aided design and CAM is a software that is used to control machines in the manufacture of workpieces. This type of technology is utilized by your dentist and fabricate to design custom-made crowns in a short amount of time. As stated above, your dentist will shape your tooth in the same way as traditional crowns were shaped. Instead of using impression materials, your dentist may be able to use a computer scanning device to register the shape of the crowns preparation. This data is then uploaded to a computer and manipulated by your dentist to design the perfect crown for you. Finally, a milling machine is connected to the computer and the crown is made. Your dentist can then place the final crown on the same day that it was started.<\/span>
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