At McLean Dental Loft, we offer CEREC same-day technology, allowing us to complete a crown, bridge, inlay, or onlay in a single appointment.

CEREC Same-Day Restorations

At McLean Dental Loft, we’re excited to bring our patients innovative CEREC same-day technology as part of our concierge care experience. If you’ve had a crown in the past, you know that it typically required two appointments with your dentist and two to three weeks to finish. You would also have to endure wearing a temporary restoration that might break or fall off.

Gone are those days with CEREC!

Same-Day Restorations at McLean Dental Loft

With CEREC technology, our dentists can design, fabricate, and permanently place high-quality porcelain restorations in a single appointment, typically lasting around 60 to 90 minutes. No more waiting for weeks to restore your smile.

These are some of the restorations we make with CEREC:

Inlays — A custom-made porcelain restoration that lies between the cusps of a tooth, which is ideal for small to medium areas of tooth decay.
Onlays — A custom restoration that restores a tooth with more damage, but that doesn’t need a crown. This restoration covers the chewing surface of the tooth and extends over the edges for more extended coverage, like a “partial crown.”
Crowns — A full coverage restoration for a tooth that is decayed, damaged, fractured, or compromised beyond what a filling, inlay, or onlay can repair.
Bridges — A bridge replaces one or more adjacent missing teeth. It covers two healthy teeth on either end with crowns that support prosthetic teeth in between.

The Benefits of Same-Day Restorations

CEREC technology provides several advantages that our patients love.

No Temporaries

With same-day restorations, you skip wearing a temporary version that could sometimes become problematic.

Excellent Quality

CEREC offers exceptional porcelain restorations that provide the durability you need and the aesthetics you want.

Same-Day Service

With CEREC technology, there’s no more waiting weeks for a dental lab to complete your restorations.

No Impressions

CEREC uses 3-D imaging instead of uncomfortable alginate impressions to capture precise images of your tooth.

Frequently Asked Questions

When Do I Need a Crown?

A dental crown is a custom-designed "cap" that fits over a weakened, decayed, or damaged tooth, restoring both its aesthetics and function. At McLean Dental Loft, we recommend crowns when a tooth needs more coverage and support than an inlay or a filling can provide. Some of the most common reasons include:

A tooth is cracked, decayed, or fractured — A crown holds the tooth together and prevents the crack from spreading, protecting it from further damage.
Significant decay — When decay is too extensive for a filling to restore the tooth adequately, a crown provides full coverage and lasting protection.
A tooth has been treated with a root canal — Root canal-treated teeth can become brittle over time, and a crown keeps them strong and functional.
A filling has failed or is too large — When an old filling breaks down or takes up too much of the tooth structure, a crown is often the more durable, reliable solution.
A tooth has excessive wear — Grinding (bruxism) or erosion from acid can wear teeth to the point where a crown is needed to rebuild proper shape and bite.

Same-Day Crowns in McLean, VA

The good news? At McLean Dental Loft, there is no waiting weeks for your crown. With our CEREC technology, we design, fabricate, place, and adjust your custom crown in a single visit. There are no temporaries, no additional appointments, no hassle.

If you think you might need a crown, we're happy to take a look and walk you through your options.

How Does CEREC Work?

CEREC, which stands for “chairside economic restoration of esthetic ceramics,” uses 3-D imaging to capture an “impression” of your tooth, so we no longer need the messy, uncomfortable alginate impressions we used in the past.

Our dentists use this image to design your restoration, and then they send their exact specifications directly to our milling machine. The milling machine uses high-quality ceramic porcelain to fabricate your crown, bridge, inlay, or onlay while you wait.

Finally, our dentists will fit your completed restoration onto your tooth with precision, permanently place it, and make any necessary adjustments to stabilize your bite.

Talk with Our Team

Are you interested in learning more about same-day crowns? We invite you to contact our McLean dental office for more information on CEREC restorations or to schedule an appointment. You can also request an appointment online.

Our Team

Meet More of Our Team

Dr. Ardalan Sanati and Dr. Shohreh Shahram

Dr. Ardalan Sanati and Dr. Shohreh Shahram are the husband-and-wife owner-dentists behind McLean Dental Loft, bringing a shared passion for exceptional, detail-oriented dental care to every patient they serve.

Both doctors completed their undergraduate education at Semmelweis University in Budapest in 2003 and subsequently earned their Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degrees from the New York University College of Dentistry in 2008.

They were both drawn to dentistry by the same core belief—that small details can make a big difference in someone's daily life. At McLean Dental Loft, their greatest reward comes ...

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