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Checking up on digital dentistry

March 26, 2014Updated April 6, 2014, 10:17 a.m. ET
Prosthodontist Steven Spitz, right, and dental assistant Amy Corcoran use a laser cutter to prepare a broken tooth in need of a new crown for patient Bob Clark, of Taunton, Mass., at Smileboston Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry in Brookline, Mass. New technology is allowing dentists to repair a damaged tooth in less than half the time of traditional restorations.
Prosthodontist Steven Spitz, right, and dental assistant Amy Corcoran use a laser cutter to prepare a broken tooth in need of a new crown for patient Bob Clark, of Taunton, Mass., at Smileboston Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry in Brookline, Mass. New technology is allowing dentists to repair a damaged tooth in less than half the time of traditional restorations.
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Prosthodontist Steven Spitz looks at the 3D model made with a laser imager.
Prosthodontist Steven Spitz looks at the 3D model made with a laser imager.
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Spitz displays the 3D scanner used to build a digital model of the patient's tooth.
Spitz displays the 3D scanner used to build a digital model of the patient's tooth.
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Spitz applies a coloring glaze to a new crown, which is yet to be cured and tinted to match the color of the patient's tooth.
Spitz applies a coloring glaze to a new crown, which is yet to be cured and tinted to match the color of the patient's tooth.
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Spitz removes a new crown from the kiln.
Spitz removes a new crown from the kiln.
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The new crown is seen in an impression beside the ceramic block from which crowns are cut.
The new crown is seen in an impression beside the ceramic block from which crowns are cut.
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Prosthodontist Steven Spitz checks the fit of of a new crown for Bob Clark.
Prosthodontist Steven Spitz checks the fit of of a new crown for Bob Clark.
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