Dr Joe Reed TALKS ABOUT CEREC Technology
In his office in Arlington Texas, Dr. Reed and his staff utilize CEREC (CEramic REConstruction), a type of chairside CAD/CAM dentistry.
 
Here's what that means:
 
CAD means computer-aided-design.
CAM means computer-aided-machine.
The CEREC system is both.
The CEREC system and milling machine enables us to create realistic restorations from solid blocks of ceramic material.
 
This means that Dr. Reed can make all porcelain Crowns and Veneers for his patients in Arlington, Gran Prairie, Mansfield, and FOrt Worth Texas. These crowns are convenients and strong. Cerec Crowns elliminate a full visit to the dentist!
 
These are the types of restorations are made in his Arlington Texas Dental Office, while you wait:

Crowns
Inlays and Onlays
Bridges
Veneers
 
Why Choose CEREC?
 
CEREC means that you don’t need a second dental appointment to have a local anesthetic administered, your tooth prepared, an impression taken, and a temporary restoration affixed to your tooth. Later, you don’t have to return for a second appointment to have the temporary removed and the new crown cemeneted. Often Labs make you wait 2 to 3 weeks for a new crown. With Cerec Crowns there is not a need to wait for your permanent crown.
 
Instead, after your tooth is prepared and during the same office visit, Dr. Reed will take a 3-D digital photo, process that with our Cerec Omni Cam and then create your restoration on-the-spot from a block of ceramic material with our CAM.
 
Advantages of All-Ceramic Restorations:
 
In his office in Arlington Texas, Dr. Reed makes all kinds of white - tooth colored restorations. We make Ceramic Crowns with Cerec, traditional crowns with the help of a dental lab, and composite restorations. Ceramic Cerec restorations are strong, beautiful and long lasting.
 
A ceramic restoration is tooth-colored, the same shade as your other teeth. Slight variations in shade, tooth to tooth, are actually more natural than one consistent shade throughout, and we will take that into consideration when choosing the shade for your ceramic restoration. 

Because the Cerec crown does not have metal, it is very difficult to tell that the tooth is not natural.
 
Ceramic restorations have less sensitivity to heat and cold than metal restorations; metal, however, shrinks and swells differently, permitting spaces to form between restoration and tooth, or between restoration and gums. 

Especially with the CEREC technology, it is easy to match the shape and size of a ceramic restoration to that of the original tooth. It is also possible to alter the new tooth for a better bite. 
 
Cerec's Ceramic material is translucent, like tooth enamel, so it looks life-like and we can fix any spaces or discoloration with your natural teeth. Restorations made of ceramic and porcelain have a long track record of being strong and durable. 
 
With CEREC, we fabricate realistic approximations of your o

Dental Implant Facts

In his office in Arlington Texas, Dr. Joseph Reed performs Dental Implants. Dr. Reed his placed over 1000 implants since he began his implant training in 2002 a post-doctoral course held at New York University College of Dental Medicine.

Here are some interesting facts that Dr. Joseph Reed would like to let you know about Dental Implants.
 
  • 69 % of Americans age 35 to 44 have at least one missing tooth, and one in four over the age of 74 have lost ALL their natural teeth. In Arlington, Grand Prarie, Ft. Worth, Richland Hills and Mansfield Texas, many people with missing teeth seek Dr. Reed’s help for placing dental implants.
  • Dental Implants are the only restorative option that provides the  feel, function and appearance of natural teeth. IN his office in Arlington Texas, Dr. Reed can explain to you the benefits of dental implants over other treatment options.
  • Ancient dental implants have been traced back to around 600 AD, when tooth-like pieces of shell were hammered into the jaw of a Mayan woman. It is amazing the since ancient times people have seen the value in replacing missing teeth!
  • Modern Dental implants, are  proven safe and effective. Dr. Reed has been providing Dental Implants for his patients since 2002. Dr. Reed now practices in Arlington Texas and helps patients from Arlington, Grand Prarie, Ft. Worth, Richland Hills and Mansfield Texas.
  • Dr. Reed places implants made of titanium. In his office in Arlington Texas he utilizes dental implants to replace the root of the missing tooth root and provides a strong and sturdy foundation for one or more replacement teeth or crowns.
  • Teeth restored with dental implants can't get cavities! So Dr. Reed recommends dental implants  to his patients in  Arlington, Grand Prarie, Ft. Worth, Richland Hills and Mansfield Texas who suffer from deep recurrent decay.
  • Dr. Reed wants you to know that it is important to do your homework and seek a well-qualified, experienced dental implant dentist and treatment option that will meet your long-term functional and cosmetic needs.