CAD-CAM Design

Hout Bay Dental Studio offers outstanding chairside porcelain restorations on almost all procedures, including inlays, overlays and crowns. CAD-CAM (Computer-Assisted Design - Computer-Assisted Manufacture), such as our PRIMESCAN, is a rapidly developing field in dentistry that enables us to produce a biocompatible dental crown, inlay or overlay in a single visit. This revolutionary technology allows our dentists to manufacture custom-made ceramic restorations more accurately and efficiently, saving time in the dental chair.

PRIMESCAN is a sophisticated chairside computerised system that efficiently designs and manufactures high-quality, metal-free dental restorations with its integrated milling unit.

It uses 3D photography and CAD-CAM technology (computer-assisted design - computer-assisted manufacture) to assist us in designing a virtual restoration, such as an inlay, overlay, crown, or bridge, without taking impressions. We can often build the restoration while still in your dentist's chair.

What's in it for you?

  • PRIMESCAN allows for same-day restorations on almost all procedures, including inlays, overlays (onlays) and dental crowns

  • Restorations look outstanding, are long-lasting, biocompatible and metal-free

  • The need for temporary crowns and messy impression trays is eliminated

  • The biocompatible materials can be adjusted to match the natural shade of your surrounding healthy teeth

  • Your restoration will resemble your natural tooth and feel natural, as the technology ensures precise moulding and placement.

You're a good candidate if:

  • You need a new crown, inlay or overlay (onlay);

  • You have a cracked tooth, old and failing restorations, or significant damage to your teeth;

  • You're interested in replacing old metal restorations with biocompatible ones;

  • You need a large dental restoration.

How it works:

The cavity preparation is photographed and stored on the computer as a three-dimensional digital model. The digital software approximates the restoration shape using biogeneric comparisons to the surrounding teeth. We then refine the model using 3D CAD software. When the virtual model is complete, the computerised milling machine carves the actual restoration out of a ceramic block using diamond head cutters. Your dentist finally bonds the finished restoration to the prepared tooth.

CAD-CAM technology is the future of modern dentistry. Technological advances make the system easier to use and more accurate, so you immediately get a better fit.

Digital Dentistry