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At Corona Smile Shoppe, Dr. Martinez makes it easy to get a new crown or replace an old crown in Corona. We use cutting-edge technology to design, build, and place new porcelain crowns in just a single appointment. Contact us now or call (951) 444-7010 today to schedule a consultation with your Corona dentist and get the restorative care you need.
Same-day dental crowns are porcelain crowns that are made by our in-house mill, rather than an outside dental lab. Traditional crowns must be created by a third-party lab, which can take up to 2-3 weeks or longer.
With same-day crowns, though, a special CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Manufacturing) machine is used to design and build a custom-fitted dental crown in just a single appointment. This makes same-day crowns in Corona much more convenient, especially for people with busy schedules.
If you have a tooth that’s been broken by an oral injury or any other kind of trauma, you may need a same-day crown to restore and protect your tooth.
Same-day crowns are commonly used to treat large cavities that can’t be treated with fillings, and are used alongside root canal therapy to treat infected teeth.
In some cases, same-day crowns may be used to improve the appearance of a tooth if it’s not suitable for another treatment like veneers or dental bonding.
Wondering how same-day crowns work? Let’s discuss the basics of the process step-by-step so that you can learn more about the advanced technology we use at Corona Smile Shoppe.
To begin the process, Dr. Martinez will clean and numb your mouth, then trim the tooth to prepare it for your same-day crown. Once he’s done, he will scan it using a hand-held 3D scanner, and he will upload this information to a computer.
Dr. Martinez will use a computer to design your crown. When he’s done, he will send this information to our in-house machine, and load a tooth-colored block of porcelain into the unit. Then, the same-day machine will automatically cut your crown out of this porcelain block in just a few minutes. Unlike lab-made dental crowns which take weeks.
Once your crown is done, Dr. Martinez will retrieve it from the machine, check its fit and make minor adjustments, and then bond it onto your tooth permanently. The entire process takes a single 1-2 hour appointment at our office in Corona.
One of the best things about crowns is that they look, feel, and function just like natural teeth. You don’t need to do anything special to maintain your new crown. Just continue to brush and floss regularly, and come to our Corona office twice a year for checkups with Dr. Martinez. That’s it!
