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CEREC - Cutting Edge Technology What is CEREC? CEREC is a high-tech instrument that helps dentists restore damaged teeth. CEREC stands for Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics. How does CEREC work? First, the dentist prepares the damaged tooth by painting a thin layer of reflective powder directly on the tooth's surface. Using a special camera, the dentist then takes a picture of the tooth. There's no need to take a messy impression and send it to a lab. The dentist works from this photo, which is actually a pin-sharp optical impression of the tooth. Computer-aided design technology helps the dentist design the restoration from the optical impression. The design is done chairside on a color monitor. Patients can watch the dentist design the new restoration right in front of their eyes! Computer-aided manufacturing creates the restoration while the patient waits. The tooth is milled out of a block of ceramic material that matches the patient's tooth color. Computer-aided manufacturing uses a high-speed diamond bur and a disk simultaneously to mill a precise restoration. The milling takes about 10 minutes. Finally, the dentist bonds the newly-milled restoration to the tooth using an adhesive. What kind of procedures can it perform?
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