title: IPS Empress: a standard of excellence.
abstract: For 10 years, clinicians have been able to provide patients with a proven aesthetic and functional restoration that exhibits wear-compatibility, durability, and marginal integrity. This leucite-reinforced, pressed ceramic (IPS Empress, Ivoclar Williams, Amherst, NY) presents to patients and dentists the option of a metal-free alternative which retains the functional advantages of a porcelain-fused-to-metal restoration. This article illustrates the importance of sound laboratory communication in the utilization of this restorative material, focusing upon three aspects: midline and incisal edge inclination, elimination of open gingival embrasures, and incisal edge translucency. Techniques are also presented in order to efficiently communicate details of each case presented to the laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Anterior Esthetic Program, Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hornbrook
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000592:standards*; D003442:Crowns / Q000592:standards*; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000592:standards*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; C075815:IPS-Empress ceramic; D003776:Dental Porcelain