Same-Day Crowns

Let’s face it, very few of us have perfect teeth, free of decay and fillings. You can probably see a filling or two in your own mouth. In many cases, those fillings are made of metal material and can go bad, weaken the tooth, or get additional decay under or around it. In fact, 1.2 billion of these metal fillings will need to be replaced in the next 10 years. E4D is a method used by the technology-forward dentists at Camarillo Smiles to replace these fillings to its natural strength and beauty. Better yet, it’s done with all-ceramic materials that are tooth colored in a single appointment!

Yes, with E4D, we can provide same-day crowns and other dental restorations without goopy impressions and temporary crowns.

Optical Impression

We take an Optical Impression of your tooth that has been shaped for a filling or crown.  Instead of filling a tray with impression “goop” that you must bite into and hold in your mouth until it hardens. A camera is used to take a  digital picture of your tooth. This whole Optical Impression process only takes a minute or two.

No Temporary Crowns

Next, we use the E4D machine to create the restoration for your tooth. The E4D 3D software takes the digital picture and converts it into a 3-dimensional virtual model on the computer screen. Then they use their dental expertise to design the restoration using the E4D 3D computer program. Within a few minutes, they click a button, and the restoration design data is sent to a separate milling machine in the office. A ceramic block that matches your tooth color is placed in the milling machine. About 10 – 20 minutes later,  your all-ceramic, tooth-colored restoration is finished and ready to bond in place.

This advanced dental restorative system allows us to restore decayed teeth, place crowns, remove defective amalgam fillings,  or place cosmetic veneers in just one appointment. You’ll get the highest quality, most lifelike dental restorations in just one visit to the dentist…in, out, and on with your busy life.

Advanced Technology

We at Camarillo Smiles use the latest in advance technologies including E4D technology because it creates a beautiful, esthetic, strong and durable ceramic restoration that is precisely bonded to the tooth.  It is accomplished using a digital scan of the prepared tooth and creating the restoration’s design using powerful 3D software that allows our dentists to customize the result. The design is wirelessly transmitted to a special milling device that will create your restoration using a dental ceramic.

Because this is done in one visit you do not need to have a bulky,  messy impression made of your tooth, you do not need to wear a temporary crown and you do not need to come back on a separate visit, often weeks away, to have your new crown placed.  And with this technology, you can have multiple teeth treated at once to save you time.

The dentists of Camarillo Smiles love technology!