Making Porcelain Veneers with the Procera AllCeram System: Case Studies

From Volume 30, Issue 8, October 2003 | Pages 454-460

Authors

Frederick C.S. Chu

BDS(Hons), MSc, FRACDS, MRD RCS, FADM, FCDSHK

Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong

Articles by Frederick C.S. Chu

Bernt Andersson

DDS, PhD

Head, SIM/Prosthetic Dentistry, Specialist Dental Service, Molndal, Sweden

Articles by Bernt Andersson

Fei L. Deng

DDS, MS

Associate Professor and Head, Department of Oral Implantology, Guanghua College of Stomatology, SunYat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Articles by Fei L. Deng

Tak W. Chow

BDS, MSc, PhD, FRACDS, FDS RCS, DRD RCS, FADM, FCDSHK, FHKAM

Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong

Articles by Tak W. Chow

Abstract

Different laboratory techniques are available for making porcelain veneers, and each has its own advantages and limitations. This article describes how high-density alumina core constructed with Computer Assisted Design/Computer Assisted Manufacture (CAD/CAM) technology can be successfully used for making porcelain veneers. Different clinical conditions are also presented to illustrate the use of these bi-layer veneers.

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