The advantages of CEREC®:
- Aesthetic, natural appearance: With its slight translucency and vivid colour rendering, the all-ceramic material used makes the new dental prosthesis look almost like a real tooth. It also means no dark crown margins can develop.
- No impression: The conventional impression (with impression tray and material) is no longer needed. With CEREC®, the impression is instead taken digitally and without contact using an intraoral scanner or camera.
- Shorter treatment time: Sometimes it's possible to carry out the entire treatment (including fitting the dental prosthesis) in just one appointment. In this case, only a local anaesthetic is needed.
- Biological tolerability: All-ceramic restorations are metal-free, and therefore well tolerated and highly suitable for people with allergies.
- No temporary restoration: A temporary tooth restoration, which is needed for days or weeks with conventional fabrication, is not required here, or only for a very short time. You may leave the practice with your new dental restoration on the same day or the next day. This also means there is no “open tooth” exposed to food, drink and germs.
- Quality: Ceramic is a high-quality, abrasion-resistant material. It also allows for a high degree of precision fit and an accurate “margin seal” for the dental prosthesis.
How CEREC® works:
1. Digital Impression
The prepared tooth is captured using a 3D camera. This records the starting situation digitally, within moments, and completely without any physical impression.
2. Digital Planning
The three-dimensional image of the tooth and the neighbouring teeth is shown on the monitor. Your crown, veneer or inlay is then digitally designed – to fit precisely, taking the neighbouring teeth into account and, importantly for a harmonious bite, the corresponding tooth in the opposing jaw.
3. Computer-Controlled Manufacturing
The digital planning data is sent to a milling unit, which automatically mills the designed restoration from a small block of high-quality ceramic.
4. Fitting the Dental Restoration
The dental restoration can usually be inserted immediately after it has been produced. The result of the CEREC® process is a restoration that is planned for aesthetics and function and checked in the mouth.
We are happy to show you examples.
Professionally responsible: Dr. med. dent. M.Sc. Sandro Strößner, dentist, Master of Science in Oral Implantology and Periodontology · Last reviewed: September 2026. These texts provide general information and do not replace an examination.
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