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One Visit, No Temporary in St. Petersburg, Florida

Same-day crowns in
St. Petersburg, FL.

Our in-office CAD/CAM lab scans, designs, and mills metal-free zirconia crowns in about three hours, so most patients seat a permanent crown the same day. No second appointment, no putty impressions, no weeks in a temporary.

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Why Same-Day

A permanent crown before you leave the chair.

Conventional crowns mean two visits, putty trays, and weeks wearing a temporary. The in-house lab collapses all of it into one appointment: Primescan, on-site milling, and a zirconia crown in about three hours.

  • Primescan intraoral scanner wand in its cradle

    Digital from the start

    Primescan captures the tooth digitally, with no goop and no gagging.

    • Primescan digital impressions
    • No putty trays
    • Design at the chair
    • Precise margins
    Inside the lab
  • In-house milling unit for same-day zirconia restorations

    Milled on-site

    The Sirona MC X5 mill turns the design into zirconia while you wait.

    • Sirona MC X5 on-site
    • About three hours per crown
    • No outside lab
    • Seated the same visit
    Metal-free dentistry
  • A zirconia restoration inside a lab unit lit with green light

    Zirconia, no metal margin

    The crown carries the same material standard as everything here.

    • Metal-free zirconia
    • No gray margin at the gum
    • Biocompatible standard
    • Color-matched shade
    Zirconia implants
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Same-Day vs Lab Crown

Same-day crown vs outside-lab crown.

The crown is only half the story. The other half is what your mouth does for the two weeks in between.

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Same-day zirconia Outside-lab crown
Visits One Two or more
Impressions Primescan digital Putty trays
Temporary None Weeks in a temp
Material Zirconia, no metal margin Porcelain fused to metal common
Lab On-site mill Shipped out and back
The Process

A crown in one visit, step by step.

Most single crowns finish inside one appointment, with the milling time included in the visit.

  1. Preparation and scan

    The tooth is prepared and Primescan captures the digital impression on the spot.

  2. Design

    The crown is designed at the office while you wait, matched to shade and bite.

  3. Milling

    The Sirona MC X5 mills the zirconia crown on-site, in about three hours for single crowns.

  4. Seat and check

    The permanent crown seats the same visit, checked against your bite before you leave.

Inside the Office

Our lab mills crowns in three hours.

Scan, design, mill, and seat, all inside one office: Primescan at the chair and the Sirona mill down the hall.

  • Zirconia crowns on a printed dental model

    In-house CAD/CAM lab

    Primescan digital scanning and a Sirona MC X5 mill turn out same-visit zirconia restorations.

    • Primescan digital impressions
    • Sirona MC X5 mill on-site
    • Zirconia in about three hours
    • No goopy putty trays
    Inside the lab
  • A 3D cone beam CT scanner in the office

    CBCT 3D scanner

    Three-dimensional bone and soft-tissue imaging that flat 2D x-rays walk past.

    • Volumetric capture
    • Reads bone density in 3D
    • Surfaces hidden cavitations
    • Maps old root canal sites
    How CBCT works
  • A treatment room with a window view of trees

    Operatory

    Five private rooms with HEPA-filtered air and natural Mirror Lake light overhead.

    • HEPA-filtered air per room
    • Natural light, no fluorescent buzz
    • Nitrile dam isolation
    • No off-gassing materials
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Restorative Craft

Same-day restorations, milled in-house.

Dr. Carlo Litano, DMD, biological dentist in St. Petersburg

Dr. Carlo Litano, DMD has practiced biological dentistry for more than 20 years, with an in-house CAD/CAM lab a few steps from the chair. Restorations at Natural Smiles stay metal-free and matched to the patient, designed and milled without leaving the office.

  • DMD
  • IAOMT SMART certified
  • SDS Swiss BioHealth Protocol
  • Holistic Dental Association board of directors
  • International Academy of Ceramic Implantology
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Patient Reviews

Crown reviews from Natural Smiles patients.

Patients drive in from across Florida and fly in from across the U.S. A few in their own words, from 700+ reviews averaging 4.9 stars on Google, Facebook and Healthgrades.

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    "Took my now 19 month old here back when she chipped her tooth at 13 months. He was great with her. … Every one who works here is so pleasant. I will continue to make the 1 hour and 15 minute drive here just because of the atmosphere!"

    W.B.
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    "Excellent experience because I knew I was in good hands & Dr. Litano knew what he was doing & was going to keep me safe from toxic metals!"

    Judy C.
  • ★★★★★
    Google

    "This isn't your average or even better dentist, Dr Litano knows his craft, has all the best tools, and is exceptionally gifted to provide the best care in a way that makes you feel comfortable and safe. Highly recommend!"

    Kathy M.
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Same-Day Crown FAQ

Questions about same-day crowns in St. Petersburg.

The questions patients ask most before a one-visit zirconia crown.

Yes. Our in-office CAD/CAM lab scans, designs, and mills metal-free zirconia crowns in about three hours, so most patients seat a permanent crown the same day.

Zirconia with no metal margin, consistent with the metal-free standard across the practice. Metal-free dentistry.

Old crowns come off, metal ones under appropriate protocol, and the replacement is scanned and milled the same visit in most cases.

Yes. Implant crowns follow the same in-house path, seated on zirconia ceramic implants. Zirconia implants.

Costs depend on the tooth and any groundwork it needs. A written estimate follows the exam, before any work begins.

Pages that go further

These pages on the Natural Smiles website cover this topic from different angles.

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Same-day crown visits in downtown St. Petersburg.

A consultation with a 3D scan gives you a written treatment plan and cost estimate before any decisions. Call (727) 300-0044 or request a visit online.

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