What are same-day dental crowns?
How it Works: The Same-Day Crown Treatment Process
Our dentist will inspect and prepare the tooth to create a healthy foundation for the crown. This can involve reshaping or removing any build-up debris.
We will use a handheld intraoral scanner to capture a series of images of the inside of your mouth. This piece of technology creates 3D digital scans of your smile and the surrounding oral cavity.
The 3D scans are converted into digital impressions that we will use to mill your same-day crown, right in the office. The information in the scans ensures the restoration is the correct shape and size for your tooth.
Once the crown is ready, and our dentist has cleaned your tooth, the fit of the crown is assessed and adjustments will be made, if necessary.
After final adjustments, a strong dental cement is utilized to fully bond the crown into place, restoring your smile’s beauty and function, as well as your bite.
Same-Day Care
Our modern CAD/CAM technology crafts crowns in minutes. Plus, the entire process usually only takes 1-2 hours from start to finish. As a result, this saves patients time and the expenses associated with multiple trips to the dental office.
No Temporary Crowns Necessary
Skip the awkward temporary caps. With same-day crowns, there’s no need to deal with ill-fitting temporary caps as you wait for a lab to manufacture your permanent crown. At Pinewood Dentistry, a crown is made and delivered the same day. CEREC, PrimeScan, and other CAM/CAD technologies and software create custom crowns to match your tooth perfectly, so you can walk away with a comfortable, beautiful, and durable crown the same day you walk in for treatment.
Full Digital Process
Using an intraoral scanner, your doctor will take digital impressions of your teeth before preparing your tooth for treatment. These scans are sent to the in-office milling machine, which produces your same-day crown. At no point are messy impressions necessary to achieve a beautiful, custom-made same-day crown.
Have Questions About Same-Day Crowns?
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Same-day crowns are known for the protection they offer and their ability to restore unhealthy teeth. Serious cavities or cracks due to oral dental trauma are just a couple of examples. This type of dental crown covers up and shields the entirety of your tooth, making them an ideal option to prevent further smile complications, in addition to restoring the shape, appearance, and function of damaged teeth.
Same-day crowns required for restorative purposes, like deep cavities, for example, are typically covered by insurance. The precise amount of coverage you are eligible to receive depends on the deductible and the yearly limits of your policy.
If the crown is provided for cosmetic purposes, such as covering up a stained tooth, the service may not be covered. To make sure your treatment is covered, we recommend consulting with your dental insurance provider.
Yes, it can cover any tooth! They are especially beneficial in the case of front teeth are visibly broken, stained, or weak. Our dentist will color-match it to your other teeth to ensure it fits in with the rest of your smile.