CERCON Dentsply Ceramco
Indications: Single Units & BridgesIntroduction:
Cercon units and frameworks are fabricated using a CAM (computer aided manufacture) process. The restoration is first designed in wax on the model. The waxed restoration is then placed in the Cercon Brain for scanning where a confocal laser takes precise measurements of the pattern. The data is then enlarged by the Cercon Brain by approximately 50% to allow for shrinkage that will take place during the final sintering. The block is then milled to replicate the expanded pattern and is placed in specialized sintering furnace where final sintering takes place.
Cercon Technique
1. Framework waxup
2. Waxup is scanned and milled in the Cercon Brain
3. Milled pattern ready for sintering
4. Sintered pattern is seated and prepared for ceramic layering
