Typically a zirconium crown treatment requires three-four dental appointments.
In the first phase, after listening to the patient's concerns and wants and conducting a thorough assessment, we prepare a customized treatment plan. Then we prepare the patient's teeth for the zirconium crown treatment. And we take the impression of the prepared teeth. This impression is sent to the lab to proceed with the crown design process. At the first appointment, we place temporary crowns on your teeth. Until the permanent crowns are prepared and cemented into the patient's mouth, these temporaries protect the teeth.
In the second phase, the zirconium crowns are designed and prepared in the dental lab. When the clinic has an in-house lab, technicians can complete this preparation process in 2-3 days. However, if the dentist works with an external lab, this process can take up to several weeks.
After the lab completes the zirconium crown design, the patient visits the dentist for the third phase. This appointment is for the rehearsal of the new zirconium crowns. In the rehearsal, we check two things: first, we show your teeth to you and get your opinion in terms of aesthetics. Second, the dentist checks the crowns if they fit perfectly to the teeth. Thanks to our in-house lab, any adjustment can be made in hours, and your teeth are ready for fitting. Your restorations are polished and cleaned for the last time. Then we cement your permanent crowns on your teeth and complete the treatment.
We ask the patients to test their teeth for 1-2 days as the new teeth might need some bite adjustment. Then we expect the patients to come back for the last check to adjust the bite at the clinic one last time.