Preparation Guidelines for Full and Partial Coverage Ceramic Restorations

From Volume 28, Issue 2, March 2001 | Pages 84-90

Authors

Ailbhe McDonald

BDentS, MSc, FDS, PhD

Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute and Hospital for Oral and Health Care Sciences, University of London

Articles by Ailbhe McDonald

Abstract

Aesthetic awareness of dental patients has produced a growing demand for posterior tooth-coloured restorations. This has led to the development of posterior composite resins and, more recently, posterior all-ceramic restorations. In the last decade, modern technological advances have allowed the production of stronger ceramics and better luting techniques, which have led to the use of all-ceramic restorations in posterior sites. The preparation guidelines for posterior ceramic restorations outlined in this paper emphasize rounded internal line angles and a chamfer or rounded shoulder finish-line.

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