Is it possible to replace an implant with a CEREC crown in one office visit. What are the steps?
Cerec is a CAD/CAM technology that allows to take digital impressions in the office and produce the crown within 1-2 hours. It represents the all-ceramic materials for final crowns, inlays or onlays. If you would like to change the existing crown over implant or restore new implant with all-ceramic restoration the dentist will need to take impression of the implant with the contour of the gum tissue first. Then lab will fabricate all- ceramic abutment and the crown. Usually it takes 2-3 appointments in the best case in order to achieve the best esthetic result. Cerec machine is usually used for restorations of the teeth, not the implants.
