Color communication, laboratory fabrication, and cementation.
Once considered to be revolutionary, porcelain veneers are now the foundation of most aesthetic dental practices. Requiring only conservative preparations, porcelain veneers can dramatically change a smile. This article discusses the technique necessary to prepare and place porcelain veneers, using a new pressed-ceramic system. Close and thorough cooperation and communication between the clinician and the laboratory are essential throughout the procedure, and this article is coauthored by a dentist and a ceramist.
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D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D002484:Cementation; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003801:Dental Veneers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000379:methods
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; C075815:IPS-Empress ceramic; D003776:Dental Porcelain