Same-Day Crowns - Schaumburg, IL

Faster Smile Restoration

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Restorative dentistry is essential when faced with a cracked tooth or severe dental decay, but it shouldn’t require weeks of waiting to see results. At The Smile Standard, our team offers same-day crowns in Schaumburg for a faster way to improve your smile's health. Crafted in-house in a single appointment, your crown can be placed in a single visit, avoiding multiple visits and helping you enjoy a beautiful, functional restoration. If you’re interested in learning how you can receive a same-day crown, schedule an appointment today.

What Are Same-Day Crowns?

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Same-day crowns are high-quality restorations fabricated in-house for a more convenient restorative experience. Used to treat damaged or severely decayed teeth, these crowns offer protection, durability, and optimal aesthetics, while also helping you eat, smile, and speak again. Instead of waiting weeks for a traditional dental crown, a same-day crown can be created and placed in a single appointment.

The Process of Getting Same-Day Crowns

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Regardless of the reason you need a same-day crown, our dental team will start the process much as we would for a traditional crown. We’ll administer local anesthesia to numb your tooth and the surrounding area before removing affected portions of the tooth structure. Once we are finished, we will shape the tooth to ensure the crown is securely attached in place.

Then, we’ll use specialized software to take impressions of your teeth so that a 3D model appears on a nearby screen. Using this image, we can make adjustments and determine what your crown will look like once it is created. We’ll send the three-dimensional image to our in-house milling unit and place a single block of material—porcelain-fused-to-metal, zirconia, or Emax—into the machine. It will create your new crown while you wait.

When finished, we will examine the crown to check for any issues before cementing it in place and checking your bite. Final polishing will leave you with a new, improved smile that is properly protected.

The Benefits of Same-Day Crowns vs. Traditional Crowns

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Both types of dental crowns offer remarkable results and remain highly effective, but same-day crowns provide several benefits, including:

  • You only require a single dental appointment, not two, which is necessary for a traditional crown (treatment and placement).
  • You do not need to wear a temporary crown, which can increase your risk of reinfection and complications when receiving a traditional crown.
  • You can see your crown at every stage of the process, helping ensure you are pleased with what your dentist plans to bond to your tooth.
  • The impressions taken of your teeth for crown fabrication are digital, so no messy dental putty is used.