Your Crown, Same Day, No Temporary
CEREC Same-Day Crowns
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Your Smile, Reimagined with CEREC Crowns
A damaged tooth can make your whole day feel fragile. You chew on the other side. You worry the crack will spread. You wonder how many visits it will take to feel normal again.
A CEREC crown protects a compromised tooth and restores it in one appointment. We scan the tooth digitally, design the crown in-office, mill it from color-matched ceramic, check the bite, and bond the final crown before you leave. No goopy impressions. No temporary crown. No second appointment just to finish what could be done today.
Dentistry at East Piedmont has used CEREC same-day crown technology for more than 16 years. The point is not speed by itself. The point is a strong, natural-looking restoration with less disruption to your schedule and less time spent worrying about a temporary.
Why Choose Dentistry at East Piedmont for Your CEREC Crowns
Dr. Ashish Patel
The standard workflow for crowns at Dentistry at East Piedmont is designed, milled, and placed in a single visit with CEREC.
FOUNDED 2001 · 3 DOCTORS · 16+ YEARS WITH CEREC
A crown is common dentistry, but it should never feel casual when it is your tooth. Dr. Ashish Patel uses CEREC same-day crown technology because it lets our team control the full restoration process in one visit: scan, design, mill, fit, polish, and place.
That control matters. The crown has to protect the tooth, match your bite, look natural beside the surrounding teeth, and feel right when you chew. CEREC gives us a precise digital workflow without sending you home in a temporary while a lab case is being made elsewhere.
Your appointment happens in our private treatment rooms with the comforts that have made Dentistry at East Piedmont known as Marietta's upscale dental spa. Paraffin hand treatments, noise-cancelling headphones, cozy blankets, and ceiling TVs make a same-day crown feel easier than most patients expect.
The Experience Around Your Same-Day Crown
Digital Scan
A small digital scanner captures the shape of your tooth and bite in minutes, without traditional impressions.
Designed While You Wait
Your crown is designed on-screen to match your tooth shape, bite, and surrounding smile.
Milled In-House
The crown is carved from a color-matched ceramic block right here in the practice during the same appointment.
Permanent Crown, Same Visit
We check the fit, polish the crown, and bond it into place before you leave. No temporary crown and no second visit.
Real Patients. Real Smile Stories.
Real patient stories make cerec crowns easier to understand. Every transformation below belongs to someone who walked through our doors and said yes to sharing their story.
Why Patients Choose CEREC Crowns
One Visit, One Crown
From digital scan to placement, the crown is completed during the same appointment. No temporary, no second visit, no waiting weeks to finish the restoration.
No Goopy Impressions
A small digital wand captures your tooth in 3D in about five minutes. No trays of impression material, no gagging, no waiting for material to set.
Color-Matched Ceramic
Your crown is carved from a block of dental-grade porcelain that's matched to your existing teeth before milling. The finished crown is indistinguishable from natural enamel.
Built to Last
A well-placed CEREC crown can last for many years with normal care, comparable to traditional lab-made crowns, with less waiting and no temporary-crown anxiety.
What to Expect, Step by Step
Diagnosis and Preparation
We examine the tooth, take x-rays, and prepare the tooth for the crown, removing any decay or damaged structure so the crown has a healthy foundation to bond to. Local anesthesia keeps you comfortable throughout.
Digital Scan
A small camera-wand captures your tooth in 3D. No impression material required. The scan takes about five minutes and produces a precise digital model that your crown is designed against.
In-Office Design and Milling
Dr. Patel designs your crown on-screen. Shape, contour, and bite alignment are calibrated to your existing teeth. The design goes to the in-office milling unit, which carves the crown from a color-matched ceramic block.
Placement
The finished crown is checked against your bite, polished, and bonded into place. By the time you leave, your tooth is fully restored with the permanent crown. No temporary, no follow-up appointment needed.
Is a CEREC Crown Right for Your Tooth?
A CEREC crown is a strong fit when the tooth needs more protection than a filling can give.
- You need a crown for a broken, cracked, or significantly decayed tooth
- You want to avoid the two-visit, two-to-three-week traditional process
- You'd rather skip the goopy impressions and the temporary crown
- You want a crown that looks like your natural teeth
Some cases benefit from a lab-made crown. Particularly very large bridges, certain front-tooth aesthetic cases that require custom ceramist work, or implant crowns with specific design requirements. We'll tell you honestly during your evaluation whether CEREC is the right tool for your case or whether a traditional lab process will serve you better.
Investment in a Stronger Tooth
A CEREC crown is an investment in protecting a damaged tooth and keeping it functional for the long term. The CEREC approach also saves you the second appointment, the temporary crown, and the waiting period between visits. The real value is preserving the tooth before it progresses to a more involved problem.
Because crowns are restorative, dental insurance may contribute when your plan has out-of-network restorative benefits. We file as a courtesy and make every effort to estimate your portion, but insurance estimates are not a guarantee of payment.
For the portion that goes beyond what insurance covers, we offer financing through reputable third-party lenders so the investment fits into manageable monthly payments.
The most reliable way to know what your crown plan looks like is the consultation itself. We'll examine the tooth and walk you through the plan before any work starts.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a CEREC crown last?
With normal care, CEREC crowns typically last 15 years or longer before needing replacement, comparable to or better than traditional lab-made crowns. The ceramic material is highly durable, color-stable, and bonds tightly to your natural tooth structure. Regular cleanings, good home hygiene, and avoiding habits that damage teeth (chewing ice, biting fingernails) all extend the life of your crown.
What is a CEREC crown made of?
CEREC crowns are milled from blocks of high-grade dental ceramic, typically lithium disilicate or zirconia depending on the case. These materials are strong, biocompatible, and translucent enough to closely mimic the look of natural enamel. We stock multiple shade blocks so the finished crown is color-matched to your existing teeth precisely, not "close enough." For molars where strength matters more than translucency, we may use a higher-strength zirconia block.
How is a CEREC crown different from a traditional crown?
A traditional crown requires two appointments separated by two to three weeks. At the first visit, your tooth is prepped, we take a goopy impression, and you leave with a temporary crown that often loosens or comes off entirely. The impression is shipped to a dental lab where the permanent crown is fabricated. At the second visit, the temporary is removed and the permanent is cemented. CEREC compresses all of that into a single visit. A digital scan replaces the impression. Custom software designs the crown on screen. An in-office milling unit carves it from a porcelain block. The permanent crown is placed before you leave. No temporary, no second appointment, no waiting.