The market launch of CEREC in 1985 marked the beginning of digitalisation in dentistry. Dentsply Sirona was the first company in the world to recognise the revolutionary significance of CAD/CAM technology for modern dental treatment and make it widely available for dental practices. Today, CEREC makes it easy to quickly produce restorations of excellent quality. The recently revised components make the system a set-up for an entirely new chairside experience.
This year, Dentsply Sirona is celebrating the anniversary of CEREC, a digital system that has fundamentally changed dentistry. Digitalisation was just beginning in 1985 and was accompanied by scepticisms and reservations.
Dentsply Sirona believed in the idea and showed it had perseverance. In constant discussions with the inventors of CEREC, Prof Dr Werner Mörmann and Dr Marco Brandestini from the University of Zurich, along with users in practices, Dentsply Sirona engineers continued to develop CEREC, setting new standards in digital dentistry.
This is still succeeding in the 35th anniversary year: Nearly all components of the unique CEREC workflow were completely revised within just a short time. The new CEREC features a sophisticated set-up that enables users to continuously and predictably achieve clinically reliable results, now even faster and easier.
With the CEREC Primescan, the state-of-the-art intraoral scanner, a demonstrably high level of accuracy in digital impressions can be achieved1.
The latest CEREC software uses artificial intelligence to support the production of restorations. It also features a high level of automation and intuitive touch functionality.
The CEREC software is also used to control CEREC Primemill, the grinding and milling unit that can make restorations quickly and precisely. Imagine a case of full-zirconia crown done in approximately five minutes.
It is easy to operate via a touchscreen and can be used for many indications with a large variety of materials. The CEREC SpeedFire, the sintering furnace for chairside treatment, completes the system.
“Thirty-five years ago, people laughed at our idea for digital dentistry. But today, it has become a standard in treatment and documentation,” said Prof Dr Werner Mörmann, CEREC inventor. “And I stand by my prediction that by the 50th anniversary of CEREC, if not sooner, every practice will have CEREC or at least an intraoral scanner.”
The new CEREC – all users benefit
The individual components of CEREC are optimally coordinated to allow the unique seamless workflow, making digital chairside dentistry faster, easier, and more reliable than ever before. It continues to deliver high-quality results and a perceptively more comfortable treatment experience for patients.
Intuitive workflows and user-friendly operation now make it even easier for new users to explore the world of digital chairside dentistry. Experienced users especially appreciate the faster process speed and the exceedingly high quality of the restorations.
CEREC, as a system, has become firmly established in the market – the new CEREC makes it even easier for more dentists to decide to implement these modern digital technologies in their own practice quickly and cost-effectively.
References:
1. Schmidt A, Klussmann L, Wöstmann B, Schlenz MA. Accuracy of Digital and Conventional Full-Arch Impressions in Patients: An Update. J Clin Med 2020;9(3):688 (doi: 10.3390/jcm9030688).
