DEAN CURTIS FOR LIVING WELL High-tech imaging allows crowns to be made on location at Coleman Family Dentistry.


of getting a crown takes two visits, said Bradley Coleman, owner and dentist. During the first visit, they


would take an impression and then send it off to a lab technician to cast the crown. “It would take a few


weeks to get it back. This new technology allows us to


digitally image that impres- sion. It gets put up on a com- puter screen and we design the crown right there on the computer. Then we have a milling machine and it mills the crown right there in about 25 minutes. It’s one trip and one appointment.” That means less time


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away from work for many patients. This was Crow’s fourth


attempt at a crown on his tooth. The previous three attempts at another dental office had failed. Crow said he was tired of wearing a temporary crown and wait- ing weeks in between visits for a crown, only to find it didn’t fit. After multiple appoint-


ments, he decided to try the CEREC machine. As Crow, Coleman, and


dental assistant Jenny Baker returned to the dental chair to test the newly milled crown, there was a glitch. It didn’t fit perfectly. “This gives us instant


feedback,” said Coleman, pointing to the computer screen. With the help of the tech-


nology, Coleman realized why so many attempts at the crown had failed elsewhere


because one of Crow’s neigh- boring tooth was slanted, created a space, and prevent- ed with crown from seating properly. Without this imaging tech-


nology, they may never have realized the problem. “It’s been a difficult


tooth,” said Crow. Coleman instantly shaved


away at the part of the tooth that was intruding on the crown and went to work on creating another model. Baker designed the crown


on the computer in front of Crow and his wife, Amy, who is a retired dental hygienist. Amy Crow said she was


amazed by the technology. As Baker clicked away


and made adjustments to the new soon-to-be crown, the image rotated on the comput- er screen and she was able to flip it around and look under the gums. “The nice thing with this


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