Centre Dentaire de Haute Technologie du Québec

CEREC

CEREC is an internationally-renowned technology developed in Germany. This proven system works quickly to make long-lasting and reliable dental restorations for your teeth – in just one visit. CEREC enables your dentist to take a digital imprint of your tooth, which is immediately sent to our machine-tool. Then, your crown, veneer or inlay is sculpted right before your eyes.


CEREC technology offers many benefits:

  • Getting a permanent dental restoration only takes one visit – saving you time.
  • Only one local anaesthetic is necessary.
  • No need to create and wear a temporary tooth while waiting for the permanent tooth from the laboratory.
  • The materials used are recognized for their high quality and durability.
  • The cost is similar to traditional restorations milled in a laboratory.
The CEREC machine tool about to sculpt a tooth crown
The CEREC machine tool about to sculpt a tooth crown

History of the CEREC technology in our clinic:

  • 1997 – Centre Dentaire de Haute Technologie du Québec becomes the first dental clinic in downtown Montreal to acquire the CEREC 2 technology and offer this new service to patients.
  • 2000 – Our clinic upgrades to CEREC 3 technology to reduce milling time.
  • 2006 – Upgrade to CEREC 3D technology and the purchase of a second CEREC 3D instrument.
  • 2010 – The dental clinic obtains the CEREC AC technology, which enables us to electronically send 3D optical imprints to an accredited laboratory.

Ask your dentist about whether CEREC could work for you.


N.B. CEREC is an acronym for “Chairside Economical Restorations of Esthetic Ceramic", but originally, it was an acronym for “CEramic REConstruction”. For more information about this technology, read the Wikipedia article.