The Primescan (left) is an updated design based on the Omnicam (right). Thankfully for Michael, all those years of making Keynote presentations on his Macbook without a mouse is finally paying off. For CEREC users accustomed to the old scroll-wheel, it will definitely take some getting used to. The mouse cursor is now controlled with a touch pad, with two smaller regions underneath corresponding to the left and right mouse buttons. The Primescan kept the same kart design as the Omnicam, albeit with some distinct differences in how you control the user interface. But first, let’s talk about some physical comparisons between the Primescan and the Omnicam. This time, however, it seems like these promises are more than just marketing platitudes, as our analysis will show. At face value, these claims might not seem bold or even interesting, since every other major brands of intraoral scanners have said similar things about their scanners. In short, Primescan promises to be faster, easier to use, and more accurate than the CEREC Omnicam. You can read all about its technical achievements and specifications on the Dentsply-Sirona website. In this article, I will attempt to distill our internal discussions and offer some insights and analysis on this fascinating device. Michael Tsao spent some time with this new machine and noted both its apparent strengths and weaknesses. If this is the case, improving your hygiene further will still help, but the only real fix is to have a new CEREC crown made.An introductory video on Primescan from Dentsply Sirona.īut how much of it is hype, and how much is grounded in practical truth? Over the last weekend in a private meeting, our very own Dr. If you’re already cleaning well, it’s also possible that the margins of the CEREC crown are irritating your gums. Keep up with the saltwater rinses while you wok to restore health to the gum tissue. You’re likely to see a lot of red for the first few days you really get in there and clean, but it should taper off in the coming weeks. If you’re using regular floss, try switching to a floss pick or other implement to clean between the teeth and be sure to brush gently.
The good news is that it’s an easy fix and correcting it simply requires extra time with hygiene.
When that happens, bacteria flourish and the gums become irritated, red and inflamed, plus they’re more prone to bleeding. Sometimes it’s a little more difficult for patients to get between the teeth and floss when there is a restoration. More than likely, your gums are irritated either directly or indirectly by the CEREC crown, which can happen with any kind of crown. Occasionally people with certain health conditions or those who smoke take longer to recover, though. Provided you are healthy, the area should have healed by now. The first concern would be infection, but if you’re not in pain and aren’t experiencing any swelling, that’s probably not the culprit. I did the rinses, but my gums are still incredibly tender and they bleed the instant I brush there. She said that it would help heal the area quicker, but made no note of what to do if it didn’t heal. The assistant warned me that my gums weren’t very happy around the preparation site and that I should use saltwater rinses a few times a day for about a week. I had a CEREC crown done about two months ago.