Restorative dentistry · St Helier
Same-Day CEREC Crowns & Onlays in Jersey
Ceramic onlays, crowns and veneers designed and made in our practice, usually fitted in one visit. No putty, no temporary, no second appointment.
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At a glance
Visitsusually one
Guarantee2 years
Using CEREC since2008
The treatment explained
What is CEREC?
CEREC is a system for designing and making ceramic crowns, onlays and inlays in the practice while you wait. Instead of putty impressions, a temporary crown and a second visit a couple of weeks later, your restoration is usually designed, made and fitted in a single appointment.
After preparing the tooth, we take a 3D scan, design the restoration on screen to fit your bite, and a milling machine carves it from a solid block of tooth-coloured ceramic. It’s then polished and bonded to your tooth.
A crown covers the whole tooth and is used when a tooth is badly broken or weakened. An onlay or inlay covers only the damaged part, so more of your natural tooth is kept. CEREC restorations are metal-free and tooth-coloured.
In short
- Whatceramic crowns, onlays and inlays
- Madein our practice while you wait
- Visitsusually one
- Materialmetal-free ceramic
Why CEREC
One visit instead of weeks of waiting
Lab-made crowns usually mean putty impressions, a plastic temporary and a second visit weeks later. With CEREC we scan, design and mill your restoration while you wait.
No putty
A 3D camera scans your tooth in seconds.
No temporary
Your restoration is milled from a solid ceramic block and fitted the same day.
Keeps more tooth
An onlay covers only the damaged part, so it often saves more natural tooth than a full crown.
How it works
Your same-day restoration
01
Prepare and scan
We prepare the tooth and take a quick 3D scan.
02
Design and mill
Your restoration is designed on screen and milled from ceramic while you relax.
03
Fit
We check the fit and colour, then bond it in place.
FAQs
Same-Day CEREC Crowns and Onlays: your questions answered
What is CEREC?
A CAD/CAM system that designs and mills ceramic restorations in the practice, so most are fitted in a single appointment.
What’s the difference between an onlay and a crown?
A crown covers the whole tooth. An onlay covers only the part that needs it, so more of your natural tooth is kept.
How long do CEREC restorations last?
Ceramic restorations are very durable. We guarantee ours for two years if you keep up with check-ups and hygiene visits.
Can CEREC be used on front teeth?
Yes. CEREC makes crowns and veneers for front and back teeth.
Are CEREC restorations metal-free?
Yes. They’re tooth-coloured ceramic with no metal.
Which dentists provide CEREC crowns?
Our dentists design and fit CEREC crowns in the practice, including Dr Samantha Le Sueur, who has a special interest in CEREC single-visit crowns, and Dr Tom Bray.