CEREC
is the world’s only system for the fabrication
of all ceramic dental restorations in one office visit.
With CEREC you can be in and out in a single visit with
a permanent, all ceramic crown, onlay or veneer! For
you, the patient, this means fewer injections, less
drilling and less time.
Single
Appointment Dental Care
Laboratory
based restorative methods require more than one visit
to the dentist. This means that on the first visit,
you get an injection of anesthesia, your tooth prepared,
an impression taken, and a temporary restoration put
on your tooth. You make a second appointment for a couple
of weeks later, get another injection, have the temporary
removed, and have a permanent restoration put on. Why
go to the dentist a second time when you don’t
have to? With CEREC, the procedure is
done in a single appointment, start to finish.
Finest
Dental Materials
A
CEREC tooth restoration isn’t just convenient,
it is also healthy. Many years ago, dentists had few
options to repair decayed and damaged teeth other than
amalgam, gold and other metals. With CEREC, your dentist
can use strong, tooth colored ceramic materials to restore
your teeth to their natural strength, beauty, and function.
These materials closely match the composition of natural
tooth structure. This means when you eat hot food and
then drink something cold, the restoration and tooth
expand and contract at almost equal rates. Also, the
materials are chemically bonded to your tooth, so your
dentist can save as much healthy tooth tissue as possible
while providing you with a dental restoration that strengthens
your tooth.
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The
Dental Microscope helps us to precisely
examine teeth and perform operations at a microscopic
level. When using magnification during procedures,
we are able to see microscopic details that are simply
impossible to visualize with the naked eye. By using
surgical operating microscopes, dental restorations
have an incredibly precise fit and finish. Microscopic
dentistry provides a precision in dental care that
is exceptional. Use of a dental microscope may be
new to you. It is evidence of Dr. Richards' effort
to provide the best care. He is able to view intricacies
and detail that would otherwise be missed. While it
is not required for every procedure it is available
whenever precision is necessary. 
The
Diagodent is an amazing tool that
uses a laser to help us detect tooth decay. The pits
and grooves are areas where decay can be present long
before seen on an x-ray. These areas have stumped
dentists since we started. In the past we had to diagnose
tooth decay by sticking a sharp instrument into it
and seeing if it stuck. The problem with this method
was that it only detected tooth decay when it was
big enough to get the instrument into it. It is also
possible to “stick” into a pit that has
no decay at all. Fluoridation has had the effect of
strengthening enamel but not stopping the underlying
decay making a physical diagnosis with a sharp probe
much less certain. The Diagnodent assigns a numeric
value to the groove and if that reaches a certain
threshold, we know it’s time to work on it.
However, if it’s below that number we may be
able to remineralize it and never have to fill it.
Most of the fillings detected early by the Diagnodent
can be treated without an injection and without a
drill. By finding these cavities early, we have helped
hundreds of patients avoid deep fillings, root canals,
crowns and even extractions. 
