Dentist Creates High-Tech Crowns in One Visit!

Using a camera, computer and milling machine with CAD/CAM, Dr. Louis D'Angelo of Medford, NJ is preparing and placing natural-looking ceramic fillings in a single office visit.

Medford, NJ (PRWEB) August 12, 2003 – Using a camera, a computer and a milling machine, Dr. Louis D’Angelo a Medford dentist, is preparing and placing natural-looking ceramic fillings in a single office visit.

The new dental components belong to a CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) instrument called CEREC. The instrument allows dentists to repair a damaged tooth in about one hour using tooth-colored restorations or “fillings”. Dentists no longer need to take impressions or create temporaries. And unlike the old procedure, it is done in one visit.

The CEREC system enables Dr. D’Angelo to satisfy patients seeking a long-lasting, esthetic alternative to silver or plastic fillings. Veneers and partial to full crowns, and all other single-tooth restorations can be created by CEREC.

To make the restoration, Dr. D’Angelo first paints a reflective powder over the prepared tooth. Using a special camera, he takes an accurate picture of the tooth. This optical impression is transferred and displayed on a color computer screen, where the dentist uses CAD technology to design the restoration. Then CAM takes over and automatically creates the restoration while the patient waits. Finally, the dentist bonds the new restoration to the surface of the old tooth.

CEREC has over a decade of clinical research and documentation to support the technology. The restorations have been proven precise, safe and effective. Over four million restorations have been performed worldwide.

Dr. D’Angelo has been practicing in Southern New Jersey for over 20 years and he practices in Medford at 103 Old Marlton Pike, Suite 200 and in Moorestown at 110 Marter Avenue, Suite 204.

For more information please visit www.Moorestowndentalonline.com or call Dr. D’Angelo at 609-953-7123.