Recent advances in ceramic materials and systems for dental restorations

From Volume 26, Issue 2, March 1999 | Pages 65-72

Authors

Alison J.E. Qualtrough

BChD, MSc, PhD, FDS, MRD RCS (Edin.)

Restorative Dentistry, University of Manchester Dental Hospital

Articles by Alison J.E. Qualtrough

Valerie Piddock

MSc, PhD, MRSC, CChem

Restorative Dentistry, University of Manchester Dental Hospital

Articles by Valerie Piddock

Abstract

The unsurpassed aesthetic and biocompatible qualities of ceramic materials still provide the stimulus to seek to overcome. their limitations. Much. of the materials research since the mid 1960s has been directed towards producmg stronger, reinforced restorations with improved marginal accuracy and: although a new wave of ceramic products appeared in the 1980s, most of the matenals currently available. are developments derived from ideas established more than 20 years ago. This paper outlines some interesting aspects of recent developments and considers the present state of the art with respect to both materials and techniques.

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