title: All-ceramic fixed restorations: a preliminary clinical evaluation.
abstract: This article is a preliminary evaluation of a limited size clinical trial of all-ceramic fixed restorations. The maxillary anterior region in each of eight patients was restored with single-unit and three-unit fixed restorations, using a particular all-ceramic system. Patient selection, laboratory procedures, clinical techniques, patient follow-up, and the interim clinical results of the restorations, are presented and evaluated. The learning objective of this article is to review and update the knowledge of all-ceramic restorative materials and clinical procedures. Two of the eight cases in the study are presented to illustrate the clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program of Restorative Dentistry, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cagidiaco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kugel
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002484:Cementation; D003481:Cuspid; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D019233:Retreatment
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain; C070870:In-Ceram; D000537:Aluminum Oxide