title: Advances and current research in ceramic restorative materials.
abstract: Ceramics are currently the most widely used material for veneering crowns and bridges. Newer applications, such as bonded inlays, onlays, and veneers, are steadily gaining in popularity. A new generation of metal-free, all-ceramic systems for crowns became available during the 1980s. More recently, other all-ceramic systems with improved mechanical properties affording a variety of uses have been introduced. Also, a computer-assisted design-computer-assisted manufacture method of fabricating ceramic inlays has become a routine treatment entity with favorable 5-year clinical data. Research is leading to a better understanding of conventional ceramic systems as well as providing information on laboratory manipulation and clinical methodology for optimal results.
authors.affiliation: Boston University, Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, Massachusetts.
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authors.lastname: Nathanson
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authors.lastname: Riis
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003801:Dental Veneers; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain