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CEREC technology designs and builds crown in minutes at Toxteth dentist

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Dentistry has advanced in enormous strides over the last twenty years. The old image of the dentist with trays of metal tools and drills is fast becoming a thing of the past as dentists embrace the very latest technologies to provide stunning results with minimum pain and fuss. One of the very latest of these technologies is CEREC. CEREC stands for ceramic reconstruction and is a revolutionary system that allows dentists to design, make and fit a new crown in only one visit. Using previous methods it would have taken at least two weeks to make the crown if not significantly longer.

CEREC is able to work because instead of taking a mold of your teeth in the traditional style, using putty, a digital image is taken using a 3D camera. This image is transferred to a computer where a dentist can examine it before beginning the fabrication process. This involves milling the tooth from a ceramic block in a process that lasts as little as an astonishing six minutes.

The ceramic comes in a variety of colours and shades so a near perfect match can be found for your teeth, and the dentist can also stain the crown to make it look even more realistic. The ceramic is then prepared finally before being cemented onto the prepared tooth.

CEREC utilises what is known as CAD/CAM technology, which means computer aided design/ computer aided manufacture, which is the very latest in dental technology. Not only does it provide stunningly accurate results, it does so in a fraction of the time. Everything is carried out in a single visit and your dentist will be in complete control of the process. Dentists in Toxteth are using CEREC technology to repair smiles and cut waiting times. Ask your dentist if CEREC technology could work for you and you could have a perfect ceramic crown made for you in minutes.

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Save your Time and Money in Toxteth with Cerec Technology

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Cerec technology is the latest advancement that has revolutionized the field of cosmetic dentistry. It stands for ‘Chairside Economical Restorations of Esthetic Ceramic’ and is the world’s only fabrication system for all dental restorations in a single dentist’s visit.

Usually, it requires a minimum of at least two visits to get any restoration job done. But with Cerec, the entire process takes place in just one appointment, saving time and money for the patient. This innovative technology makes use of ‘Computer-assisted design-Computer-assisted manufacture’ crown which are made out of pure ceramic material. Using this method, high-resolution three-dimensional images of your teeth are taken to locate and identify the exact way the crown or filling should fit your teeth and the computer creates these impressions right then and there. Thus the crown is ready in a very short span of time which can then be placed in your mouth.

Use of this technology holds many benefits over the previous methods. The first and foremost is speed; earlier the dentist would take plaster impressions of your teeth where the crown has to be fitted and these measurements are sent to a manufacturer to prepare the crown which could take weeks. But with Cerec, all the dentist needs to do is to enter the specifications and information of your teeth into the computer to have the crown ready within minutes. The next big advantage of this technology is precision and accuracy; the crown or filling is created based on images taken at the microscopic level, hence will be of perfect fit. Also, the ceramic material used to prepare the crown or filling is very similar to our natural teeth giving less room for cracking and resemble our original teeth very closely.

There are many dentists who make use of this technology in Toxteth; consult one of them and experience the manifold benefits of Cerec.

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CHANGE MORE THAN 1 FILLING PER VISIT WITH CEREC

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Now I don’t want to get too technical here(!) but you may know that CEREC is the most modern, accurate and speedy way of replacing your old mercury amalgam fillings with porcelain inlays. Previously you would have had to have had impressions taken of your teeth and them sent of to the laboratory to be made into porcelain . You would return 2 weeks later, have another injection, temporary dressing removed and your new inlay tried in. Sometimes they wouldn’t fit, which would lead to the time and inconvenience of having new ones made.

    CEREC changed all that , In one visit,  here at SAVING FACES in Aintree near Liverpool. we take images of your teeth and they’re scanned into the CEREC computer which them presents us with a “virtual inlay”. This information is electronically transferred into a milling machine which makes your perfectly fitting inlay in minutes. The inlay so then fitted. The whole process takes 1 hour.

    In addition we now have the facility to do more than 1 CEREC per visit with some new software added to the programme.For example Jackie from Liverpool was in to day and had 2 huge old amalgam fillings in her bottom right back teeth. In one visit these were removed, new CEREC inlay so made and bonded into her teeth. They are guaranteed for 5 years but should last many more years than that if looked after well.

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SOUTHPORT MAN USES CEREC TO FIX BROKEN TOOTH

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

It really is marvellous what we can do these days. A man came in today from Southport, complaining that his NHS dentist cant see him for 3 weeks, he is going away on holiday at the weekend, and he needs his broken tooth fixing today. Lets imagine if his dentist were able to see him today. What might he do?Perhaps smooth his tooth and place a dressing , for permanent restoration after his hols?
Well maybe a few years ago that’s what I would have done. Now , however we have CEREC,a computer system that makes a porcelain inlay whilst you wait, to exactly fit your tooth , and we guarantee for 5 years.Whats is more it fits perfectly,and the porcelain is colour matched to be the same as the rest of the tooth.
The man from Southport left the practice with his tooth restored, and happy to go on his summer holidays. He even said when we showed him the result with our intra oral camera, that the tooth next door with the big black filling in looked pretty ropey , and could he have that one done as well after his hols!
CEREC, The  number 1 way of restoring back teeth and replacing old silver fillings with white ones

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FIXING A BROKEN TOOTH IN VISIT

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Isn’t technology marvellous! We had a lady in from West Derby near Liverpool yesterday morning, who was panicking as she had broken the side off a tooth the side of her smile, and it left her with a space when she smiled. What made it even worse, is that she had a family function to attend that night and she didn’t want a gap. What was she to do? Her own dentist couldn’t see her for 2 weeks,and so she went onto the internet and found our website www.saving-faces.co.uk, and found that we could fix her tooth using the most modern dental technology, CEREC.
We used the CEREC ,system that computer generates new porcelain fillings or crowns within an hour.We then glaze them in our furnace, and bond them to the tooth. All CEREC porcelain fillings , inlays and crowns are guaranteed for 5 years , here at SAVING FACES in Aintree, near Liverpool.

CEREC is also probably the most effective way to replace old silver fillings with white ones in West Derby , Mossley Hill, or any where in Liverpool and surrounding areas..This technology is available in only a very small percentage of practices in the uk.To have a free cosmetic consultation, please ring 0151 526 0026, where our reception team will be delighted to help you.

By the way. The lady from West Derby near Liverpool with the broken tooth we fixed with CEREC? The family do went very well, She says the photos look great! Can’t wait to see them

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