"I've been going to Dr. Gardner for over twenty years and now my kids do too. There's nowhere else I'd trust with my family's smiles."
Caroline H.
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Services · Mt. Pleasant, SC
Same-Day Crowns
CEREC technology crafts a permanent ceramic crown while you wait.
Overview
About our same-day crowns
Same-day crowns are one of the most genuinely modern things in dentistry. Using CEREC technology, we can digitally scan your tooth, design a perfect ceramic crown, mill it from a solid block of porcelain, and bond it in place — all in a single appointment.
Traditional crowns take two visits, two weeks of temporary crowns, and the inconvenience of a second numbing session. Our CEREC crowns eliminate all of that. Most patients arrive in the morning with a damaged tooth and leave by lunchtime with a finished, beautifully fitted restoration.
Same-day crowns aren't a shortcut — they're a higher standard. Digital impressions are more accurate than physical molds, milled ceramic is exceptionally strong, and the result is color-matched to your surrounding teeth before you leave the chair.
Why patients choose us
The Smiling Oak difference.
One visit, one numbing
Skip the temporary crown, the second appointment, and the second injection.
Precise digital impressions
Our intraoral scanner is faster, more comfortable, and more accurate than putty molds.
Strong, beautiful ceramic
CEREC blocks are milled from solid porcelain that resists chipping and stains.
Shade-matched on site
Color is selected and verified in your mouth, under real lighting — not in a lab across town.
What to expect
Your treatment, step by step.
- 01
Digital scan
A handheld scanner captures your tooth in 3D — no putty, no gagging.
- 02
Crown design
Your crown is designed on screen, with you in the room, to match the tooth it's replacing.
- 03
In-office milling
A precision mill carves your crown from a ceramic block in roughly 15 minutes.
- 04
Bonded and polished
Your finished crown is bonded, polished, and bite-checked before you leave.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Have a question we didn't cover? Call us at 843-884-0335 — we're happy to help.
What our patients say
Stories from people who've sat in our chair.
"Got my veneers done here last fall and I still can't stop smiling. The team made the whole process feel calm and personal."
James W.
Sullivan's Island, SC
"Cracked a molar on a Sunday and they had me in first thing Monday. Same-day crown by lunchtime — unbelievable."
Rebecca M.
Isle of Palms, SC
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