Computer Designed and Manufactured Tooth Coloured Restorations

Conservative, non-metallic, biocompatible, restorations constructed of a natural-looking ceramic material in a single treatment session, without impressions or temporary crowns/fillings.

At a time of increasingly greater exposure to hazardous agents, biocompatibility is of growing interest for dentists and patients. Ceramics have long been accepted as biocompatible materials and meet the patients’ wishes for metal-free restorations. There is no incompatibility with metal restorations elsewhere in the mouth, and the aesthetic result fulfills modern expectations.

Philip Pettemerides has recently invested in the CEREC computer generated ceramic restorations technology and is currently the only dentist in the Bath area to utilise this advanced system. This produces ‘state of the art’ natural looking ceramic fillings and crowns in one visit without the need for impressions and temporary fillings.

Philip also wants the very best for his patients and so is now able to offer tooth restorations using state of the art digital technology to manufacture restorations in the treatment room.

Philip aims to conserve as much of the natural tooth tissue as possible and to deploy durable, biocompatible materials and he sets great store by reliable, clinically tested methods.

The CEREC concept provides the ideal solution for restoring teeth and fulfils all these requirements. CEREC restorations have proved themselves in practice for more than a decade and their long-term durability has been borne out by scientific follow-up studies of around 1,000 individual cases.

CEREC fulfils the growing demands of our patients:

• No metal materials

• Defect-oriented restorations that conserve the natural teeth

• Natural-looking, aesthetically pleasing ceramic material

• Complete treatment in a single session

• No unpleasant impressions

• No temporary fillings, crowns, etc.

• Clinically tested, long-lasting restorations

• Fascinating treatment process (watch your own restoration being made)

In terms of its technical properties CEREC comes closest to natural dental enamel. This means that these ceramic materials cause no more wear on the opposing teeth and on each other than natural tooth enamel, unlike many standard porcelain or metal/porcelain crowns.

Standard situation: leaking or fractured

Old Amalgam Filling replaced by CEREC ceramic restoration.
Amalgam restorations replaced with CEREC

Gold crown with faulty margin requiring replacement. CEREC crown designed, fabricated and inserted in one single visit.
Large silver fillings		Cerec3D inlays