How Long is a CEREC Appointment?

In our office, it takes one and a half hours to two hours for a CEREC visit.  However, during that time, about 45 minutes is relaxing time for the patient.  During the relaxing time, the patient watches televison, reads, or checks their emails.  As far as the work on the tooth, it is exactly the same as a conventional crown, and the patient does not have to deal with a temporary crown for 2-3 weeks and worry about making a second appointment with us.  It is very convenient for the patient and also avoids the tooth becoming more sensitive with the temporary crown.  With everyone's busy schedules, it is a great service for the patient.

Typically a CEREC procedure can last between 1-2.5 hours.  Some factors can increase the time spent, such as the number of teeth being worked on or the type of material being used, as well as the skill and experience of the dentist.

An appointment to prepare and place a CEREC restoration in our office takes less than one hour.  We have become very efficient at doing CEREC, with over 400 units per year in a single doctor office.  Appointment length will vary between doctors, depending on skill and degree of comfort using the technology.  Our office has incorporated the CEREC technology with 3-D X-ray technology and implant design systems, making us the only Computer Assisted Dentistry office in New England.  If the unit needs to be characterized and glazed in a porcelain oven, the procedure takes an additional 30 minutes.

A Cerec crown appointment takes from an hour and one half to two hours. The Cerec crown is a great service when it is done in the appropriate situation. I do not believe that it can be used in every situation. If the crown fits the tooth properly and is the proper thickness then it should last as long as any other crown.

A cerac crown or onlay can last as long as a regular crown if done correctly.  The big advantage of cerac crowns is single visit placement with no temporary.  The visit takes longer then the first visit of a crown but can be less then the total of the two visits needed for a regular crown.  Usually you are looking at a couple hours.  The advantage is no temporary and no wait for the second visit.  This is also healthier on the tooth to do it in one visit.

A typical appointment for a CEREC CAD/CAM one-office visit crown is approximately 1.5-2.0 hours. The difference is about 30 minutes from a standard crown appointment because it takes time to fabricate the all porcelain crown in the office.  The benefit with this 30 minutes it that you will be complete in one appointment versus two.  If a second appointment is required, remember, you need to count travel time, time for anesthtic to seetle in, and time to place the crown so this is about 1.0-1.5 hours in addition to the original appointment. Therefore the in office Cerec crown will save you a great deal of time and prevent the crown procedure from being a time-costly endevour.  The new porcelain crowns are typically made of EMax and are extremely strond and very esthetic. 

Cerec is a great advancement in dental technology.  There are different types of material that can be used when doing a Cerec, so that can have an effect on the overall time it takes to get the restoration done.  We have done some in just over an hour and some have taken 3 hours depending on where the tooth is located and what needs to be done to the crown before it is placed on the tooth.  The longevity of a cerec can be better than a traditional crown in many instances because often you can conserve tooth structure which leads to longer tooth life.

Your CEREC appointment time would be one to two hours. This may seem longer than using a dental lab to make the crown but you only need one visit, not two spaced two weeks apart.

The length of the appointment depends on the operator and the dnetist. usually about 2 hours. The longivity   is about the same as any other porcelain crown especially if made with Emax porcelain.