Dr. Sorensen is the dentist and owner. She does every exam, crown, onlay and filling herself, designs each crown on the screen and fits it.
General dentist · Ogden, Utah
A broken or worn tooth, rebuilt in an office with its own milling machine
Dr. Gail Sorensen restores teeth with crowns, onlays and fillings. The crowns are cut here from a ceramic block, from a scan of your tooth, and she fits each one herself.
The milling machine
From scan to crown, in one room
Four things happen between the exam and the fitting. Here is what each one is, and who does it.
- 1
A scan of your tooth
Dr. Sorensen prepares the tooth, then passes a small camera over it. The scan stands in for the tray of putty.
- 2
She designs the crown
On the screen she shapes the crown to fit your tooth and the teeth around it. The software proposes a shape; she decides it.
- 3
The machine cuts it
A milling machine carves the crown from a block of ceramic. It follows her design and makes no decisions of its own.
- 4
She fits and checks it
She tries the crown in your mouth, checks how your teeth meet and adjusts it by hand before it is cemented.
Plainly
What the machine does, and what it can't
A milling machine is a tool in Dr. Sorensen's hands. It shortens some steps and changes none of her decisions.
| The machine does | It cannot | |
|---|---|---|
| The shape | The machine doesCuts the crown to the design on the screen. | It cannotDecide whether your tooth needs a crown. She decides that at the exam. |
| The impression | The machine doesWorks from a scan of your tooth, with no tray of putty. | It cannotTreat what is under the tooth. Decay, a crack or a sore nerve is dealt with first. |
| The fit | The machine doesCuts as closely as the scan allows. | It cannotMake the bite right on its own. She checks it with you and adjusts it by hand. |
| The wait | The machine doesCan remove the wait for a dental lab to make and ship the crown. | It cannotPromise one visit. Whether yours can be done in one depends on the tooth and the day. |
| The range | The machine doesCuts the ceramic blocks this office stocks. | It cannotMake every kind of restoration. A front tooth that must match closely, or a bridge, may still go to a lab. |
One visit, or two
Dr. Sorensen tells you at the exam which it will be for your tooth.
When one visit is possible
The tooth is sound under the damage, the material and shade are straightforward and the day has room. Then the crown can be milled and fitted in the same appointment.
When it takes two
A tooth that needs a root canal first, a crown that has to match a front tooth closely, or a bridge may need a second visit or a dental lab.
- Owner's note
Add your one-visit policy here
Say which restorations you finish in a single visit, for which teeth, and what your schedule allows. Until you add one, this site makes no one-visit promise.
What we restore
Four ways a tooth gets repaired here
Crowns and onlays
A crown covers a tooth that is cracked, worn or heavily filled. An onlay covers part of it.
Crowns and onlays
Fillings
A filling repairs a tooth that has a cavity, in a visit with a short numbing.
Fillings
Worn and cracked teeth
Grinding wears teeth down. Dr. Sorensen shows you where, and what protects them.
Worn and cracked teeth
A broken tooth
What to do first, when to call us and what the visit is.
A broken toothThe people
Three people, one front door
A small office. You see the same faces at each visit.
Hiroko Nakama
Dental hygienist, RDH
- Dental hygienist license (RDH) · UT License no. 000000
Hiroko cleans teeth and checks your gums, and tells Dr. Sorensen what she sees before the exam.
Katia Padilla
Dental assistant and front desk
Katia works beside Dr. Sorensen at the chair, and books visits, checks your plan's benefits and writes your estimate. She speaks Spanish and English.
The office
A one-dentist office on Washington Boulevard
Two Rivers Dental is a small office with one dentist, one hygienist and a front desk.
Dr. Sorensen opened the practice for people with a tooth that has broken, worn down or been filled too many times. Most of her day is crowns, onlays and fillings, so the machine, the scanner and the chair are set up for them.
How the office works
Care is provided by a general dentist
A written estimate before treatment
The crown is cut in the office, by the machine you saw above
Questions about a milled crown
If yours isn't here, call or send a message. Please leave out medical details.
Will I leave with my crown the same day?
Sometimes, but we can't promise it. It depends on the tooth, the material and the day. Dr. Sorensen tells you at the exam.
Is a milled crown as good as one from a lab?
Both are accepted ways to make a crown. Neither suits every tooth. Dr. Sorensen explains why she suggests one or the other for yours.
Do I get a temporary crown?
If your crown can't be finished in the visit, yes. It holds the tooth until the final one is fitted.
Will it hurt?
Most people feel pressure and some tenderness. We numb the tooth, you can ask for a break at any time, and we stop whenever you ask.
How is a crown billed?
The fee is in your written estimate before we start. See how fees work for insurance, paying yourself and receipts.
Ask about your tooth
Send a request and Katia will call, text or email you with a time. Please leave out health details; for anything urgent, call us.