Same-Day Crowns Allow Dentists to Make a Crown While a Patient Waits

Whereas traditional crowns used to require multiple dental visits and up to a three-week waiting period, new digital technology allows dentists to make crowns in less than two hours while the patient waits.  The same-day crown system begins with the dentist taking a three-dimensional picture of the tooth and adjacent teeth, and then using software to design the crown.  With the simplicity of a mouse click, the design is then sent to the milling machine, which sculpts the tooth from a small block of ceramic. For the full article click here.