It is, but in a different way. Choosing to have a crown placed can preserve the natural tooth, or replace a missing tooth. The goal is always to preserve natural teeth and support bone structure. 3D technology allows us to mill dental crowns right in our office, by using CAD/CAM technology for precision and high quality. Your dental team will make an impression that will be used to make a model of the teeth and bite, so that your crown will be made to look and function like your natural tooth. The tooth is then prepped, with any decay removed, and an impression of the prepped tooth is made to assure the crown will fit properly once placed. Sometimes the final crown can be placed the same day but at other times a temporary crown will be placed while your final restoration is being created.