Same-day crowns can help restore your smile right away!
With an array of advanced dental materials and technology, modern restorations are often crafted to address a specific area of your tooth while leaving the rest of the tooth relatively untouched.
Sometimes, however, the best approach is to completely shield the tooth so that it can remain in place without suffering further damage to its structure. Dental crowns may be one of the oldest forms of restorative dentistry, but today’s versions are also among the most highly customizable options.
Today, dental crowns can be made from a variety of materials to suit every patient’s unique needs and preferences. In some cases, Dr. Jessica Lawson can even craft a custom, same-day dental crown in just a single appointment using PlanScan E4D technology!
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INLAYS & ONLAYS —
A Convervative Approach
When correcting damage to your smile, we strive to retain as much of each natural tooth as we can.
We achieve that by using white inlays or onlays that provide a seamless look while reinforcing the chewing surface and cusps of a tooth. With these types of restorations, the structure of the original tooth crown is preserved, resulting in a tooth that’s stronger, more resistant to decay, and better at helping you avoid further dental work like root canals.
The Convenience of Digital Dentistry
Digital dentistry, using computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing, or CAD/CAM, allows Dr. Lawson to create same-day porcelain dental crowns and other lifelike restorations (using E4D technology). Even traditional cosmetic and reconstructive restorations can be more precisely crafted using digital imaging and measuring.
For integrated dental services, digital technology isn’t focused on making things easier, but rather on making your diagnostic exams and dental procedures as comfortable and efficient as possible.
The benefits of digital dentistry include:
Safer treatment (i.e., less radiation from digital X-rays)
Strong, lifelike restorations, including veneers and crowns
Single-visit procedures
Often no need for temporary restorations
The Benefits of Same-Day Crowns
Dental crowns are meant to restore function, but they also affect the esthetics of your smile. That’s why Dr. Lawson utilizes the most lifelike materials, such as porcelain, zirconia, and E-Max. They reflect light in the same way as healthy, natural tooth enamel and can be matched to the shade of your teeth.
Through the innovative Planscan system, Dr. Lawson creates customized, lifelike dental crowns in a single visit using precise digital measurements and an on-site milling machine.
With the ability to receive your restoration in just a single appointment, same-day dental crowns offer a number of benefits, including:
- Fewer visit to our office, which means less time off from work/school.
- No need to wear a temporary crown while waiting for your permanent one.
- Lifelike results thanks to the adaptable, realistic appearance of dental porcelain.
- A high-tech solution that doesn’t use uncomfortable dental molds.
- A healthier and more confident smile in significantly less time.
- A more youthful smile that’s less prone to tooth damage from metal fillings.
Dental crowns are most often used to revitalize and rejuvenate smiles that have damaged or significantly decayed teeth. In some cases, a custom dental crown can also be coupled with a dental implant post to replace a lost or extracted tooth.
Quadrants —
Reinvigorate Your Smile In An Instant
The technology behind same-day crowns allows us to rapidly remove metal fillings from entire sections (quadrants) of your mouth.
In just a single visit, we can transform the appearance of your smile by replacing your old metal fillings with durable, high-strength ceramic fillings that seamlessly match the natural shade of your teeth.
What our clients say about us
Excellent service and hospitality! They where able to schedule my son in a prompt manor before school starting. Gave great care for my son and made him feel comfortable and welcome, couldn’t say enough good things about Dr. Lawson and her staff!!
Justin O
Dr. Lawson and her entire team have been amazing to work with over the past 6 years. My family has received outstanding care during our time here. I always feel like Dr. Lawson has my personal interests & financial preferences in mind when making recommendations about care; she really sees the big picture. In addition, the entire team at the office is friendly and helpful.
Christy Hackman
Both my 5 yr old daughter and i have great experiences every time we visit. My teeth have become so much healthier in the 2+ years I've been going and my daughter loves to visit the dentist every 6 months to "count her teeth" Thank you to the staff for making it so easy to stay healthy!
Joe Simon
Stunning Transformations
Frequently Asked Questions About Same Day Crowns
$1579 (with no hidden or added fees for building the tooth structure back up or protecting the nerve. Our promise to you as not to bundle fees like insurance companies tend to!)
2-2.5 hours. We maximize your time by doing any other services at the same time including: your hygiene visit, tooth whitening, or other restorative needs while waiting the last hour for the crown to mail, 3-D print or cool in our special porcelain oven
Most of our patients prefer to take 1/2 day of PTO, and to avoid the sensitivity of a temporary crown by completing the work in one day
When the tooth is at risk for a fracture or more than one cusp is missing. We always try our best to design an onlay and leave any healthy cusps behind
Yes… in fact, by doing a conservative crown or onlay and leaving more than one cusp behind, you decrease your risk of needing a future root canal by maximizing the amount of enamel left.
The first half an hour of the appointment is really all that the doctor is in the mouth until it is time to cement the crown or on the. The middle portion of the appointment is digital scanning, designing and waiting for the 3-D printer or mail to mail the shape of the crown out of a block of ceramic. And then waiting for the pretty tooth color to be applied and cool.
Not in Dr. Lawson‘s office! She is excellent at administering pain-free anesthetic and the noisy portion of the appointment with vibrations usually only lasts about 10 minutes.
Recapture the magic in your smile.
A full smile opens the door to a fuller life.