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From: From: Mark Dreyer
To: ROOTS
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 5:17 AM
Subject: [roots] Neat case
Careful use of the M4 was helpful on this one. This was one of those Cerec inlay/onlays.
I'm amazed that the restorative doc would do a pulp cap here being as how the Cerec would pretty
much get ruined with an endo access. I hope he does a full crown here but I'm afraid he'll
just restore the access opening. - Mark Dreyer, DMD, PA
Too bad you didn’t break the Cerec. I heard this past weekend that Cerec inlays and onlays are not
the best restorations for the situation here. - Guy W. Moorman, Jr. DDS
In my experince (6 years+ of Cerec use) and easily over 1500 Cerec
restorations I think they are good restorations. but like any material
they have their limitations and are affected by their application (what
the dentist does). If they are used in the correct sitation w correct
maerial and they are done correctly they work well and are aesthetic. IMO
they are most idewally suited to inlays and onlays though i have done a
lot of posterior all porcelain crowns too. - Arturo
Mark, endo looks great. Did the Dr. plan for you to do the endo even before he did the pulp cap
and Cerec inlay/onlay. Or, did he hope the tooth would not need endo ? Could be he scheduled
for the price of an inlay/onlay and wanted to make that amount of money that day.
Money gets in the way of the thought process sometimes. I would be curious if he does a crown
and charges for that also.
I don’t guess you will ever know that. - Danny O'keefe
Danny, I don't know the answers to your questions and didn't inquire since to do so would naturally
put the referring dentist on the defensive. This is never a good thing to do in a referral
based practice. :-)) - Mark