Restoring Smiles Is Easier with CEREC Technology from Giamberardino Dental Care

September 27, 2011

If you’ve ever had a crown before, you know what traditionally happens. The dentist gives you a temporary crown and tells you to come back in a couple of weeks, after a lab somewhere else has made a crown for you based on an impression of your tooth.

But the old way of doing things isn’t how we do it at Giamberardino Dental Care We understand that you’re time is precious, and that coming in for a visit can mean rearranging your entire day’s schedule.

That’s why, in most cases, we offer single-visit porcelain crowns. Using CEREC technology we can restore your smile in just visit and then have you on your way again in just a short amount of time.

How Does CEREC Work?

If Dr. Giamberardino tells you that you need a crown, here’s what you can expect. First, we’ll take the information we’ve gathered from a digital impression and feed that into our computer, which we’ll use to design your crown.

Then, our CEREC machine will actually mill your porcelain crown right in our office. This whole process usually takes about 90 minutes to complete.

After placing a final custom glaze in our ceramic over, all that’s left is for Dr. Giamberardino to put your finished crown in place. You won’t have to come back for a second or third visit; you can just get back to your normal schedule, confident that your smile is good shape again.

If you live in or around Medford and want to know more about CEREC technology, call our office to schedule a consultation visit with Dr. Giamberardino. We’d be happy to talk with you about how CEREC technology is making dentistry easier for us and more convenient for you.

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Your Oral Health Affects Your Overall Health

September 20, 2011

Filed under: General Dentistry — Tags: Dr. Giamberardino, Medford dental practice, oral health, oral health and overall health connection — Dr. Anthony Giamberardino @ 2:35 pm

You already know your oral health is important. Dentists have been telling you that all your life. But do you know why it’s so important?

It’s true that cavities and gum disease are part of the answer, but they aren’t the whole answer. Your oral health is important because, as more and more studies are showing, there’s a direct link between your smile and your overall health.

Specifically, gum disease has been linked to a variety of health problems, including:

Heart disease
Diabetes
Alzheimer’s disease
Stroke
Pre-term birth

All of which means that regular visits to Dr. Giamberardino’s Medford office are important not just for your smile—they’re important for the rest of your body, to.

Keep Your Body Healthy with Regular Dental Checkups

When you come to our office for a visit, Dr. Giamberardino will talk with you about how your smile’s doing and perform a thorough oral exam to check for signs of gum disease, tooth decay, and even oral cancer. All of these can directly affect your overall health, and the sooner we catch any one of them, the easier and more effectively we can treat them.

Call our Medford office today to schedule your next appointment with Dr. Giamberardino. Whether you live in Winchester, Somerville, Malden, Everett or a nearby community, our Medford team can help you.

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