The first trip is usually to be fitted for the crown and to have a temporary crown placed on the tooth. The second trip is when the new crown is applied. The reason for the two trips is because the impression has to be sent to a lab so that the crown can be created by hand. Things could soon change as a new procedure allows dentists to create the crown in their offices. The process uses digital technology to speed up the procedure.
Dentists take a digital picture of the tooth and then use a computer to design the crown.
In as little as two hours, patients leave with a tooth that's as strong as their original Dentists think the new procedure is fantastic because it gives them more control from start to finish. It also allows the dentist to be more conservative because the tooth isn't drilled to a nub to conform to lab requirements. Healthy areas of the tooth are saved where as in the past that was harder to do. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten, or redistributed.