How the CAD/CAM System Helps Us Make Cosmetic Tooth Restoration Materials
Making tooth restorations used to be a very complex and arduous process. Not only did dentists have to get the size of the restoration right, they also had to match the color of the restoration to that of the existing teeth surrounding it.
Now, when a tooth needs to be restored, Houston dentists can use the CAD/CAM system to aid in the procedure. The letters in “CAD/CAM” stand for “computer aided design” and computer aided manufacturing. This procedure is done in a CAD/CAM milling machine.
This machine is used to custom-design and to manufacture a number of cosmetic dental materials. These materials include tooth-colored restorations, dental crowns, dental onlays, dental inlays, and porcelain veneers.
Due to the precision of this sophisticated machine, CAD/CAM can produce some of the very best cosmetic dental solutions available to patients today.
There are several advantages to the CAD/CAM SYSTEM. These advantages include, but are not limited, to the following:
They are extremely accurate.
Most of the tooth’s structure is left intact because only a minimal amount of tooth preparation is necessary.
The colors of the restorations look identical to the color of teeth.
The CAD/CAM system involves a number of steps
Step One:
The area around the restoration is numbed in order to make you comfortable. A rubber dam is placed in your mouth to protect your throat from any dental debris that may be created while we work in your mouth.
Step Two:
Decay is removed and the tooth is shaped with a dental handpiece.
Step Three:
The dentist makes a mold of a tooth that will later be sent to a lab that has the CAD/CAM system in place.
Step Four:
The dentist sends this data to the lab where the CAD/CAM machine is located. At the lab, the optical, infrared camera of the CAD-CAM system reads the details of the molds and creates a virtual, digital image of the tooth. This image is identical to the dimensions of your natural tooth.
Step Five:
The lab will then place the specified material into the milling machine, The special software in the computer, along with the detailed image and tooth restoration material, will then be used to manufacture your cosmetic dental fitting.
Step Six:
The dentist will then choose the most appropriate restoration for your tooth. He or she will also match the color of that restoration to your existing natural teeth.
Step Seven:
When you return to the office, we will fit you with the new restoration. At this time, we will add any necessary custom coloring and bond the restoration in place with cement. We will check your bite and make any final adjustments, then polish the restoration to make it blend with the surrounding teeth.
Now, when a tooth needs to be restored, Houston dentists can use the CAD/CAM system to aid in the procedure. The letters in “CAD/CAM” stand for “computer aided design” and computer aided manufacturing. This procedure is done in a CAD/CAM milling machine.
This machine is used to custom-design and to manufacture a number of cosmetic dental materials. These materials include tooth-colored restorations, dental crowns, dental onlays, dental inlays, and porcelain veneers.
Due to the precision of this sophisticated machine, CAD/CAM can produce some of the very best cosmetic dental solutions available to patients today.
There are several advantages to the CAD/CAM SYSTEM. These advantages include, but are not limited, to the following:
They are extremely accurate.
Most of the tooth’s structure is left intact because only a minimal amount of tooth preparation is necessary.
The colors of the restorations look identical to the color of teeth.
The CAD/CAM system involves a number of steps
Step One:
The area around the restoration is numbed in order to make you comfortable. A rubber dam is placed in your mouth to protect your throat from any dental debris that may be created while we work in your mouth.
Step Two:
Decay is removed and the tooth is shaped with a dental handpiece.
Step Three:
The dentist makes a mold of a tooth that will later be sent to a lab that has the CAD/CAM system in place.
Step Four:
The dentist sends this data to the lab where the CAD/CAM machine is located. At the lab, the optical, infrared camera of the CAD-CAM system reads the details of the molds and creates a virtual, digital image of the tooth. This image is identical to the dimensions of your natural tooth.
Step Five:
The lab will then place the specified material into the milling machine, The special software in the computer, along with the detailed image and tooth restoration material, will then be used to manufacture your cosmetic dental fitting.
Step Six:
The dentist will then choose the most appropriate restoration for your tooth. He or she will also match the color of that restoration to your existing natural teeth.
Step Seven:
When you return to the office, we will fit you with the new restoration. At this time, we will add any necessary custom coloring and bond the restoration in place with cement. We will check your bite and make any final adjustments, then polish the restoration to make it blend with the surrounding teeth.
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