title: Achieving functional restorations utilizing a new Ceromer system.
abstract: The advent of pressed ceramic restorations (IPS Empress, Ivoclar Williams, Amherst, NY) has driven dental therapy to continuously strive for more aesthetic and functional materials. The dental profession requires restorations to exhibit strength, natural color, wear resistance, marginal integrity, and ease of fabrication in the restorative therapies selected. With the introduction of a new ceromer and fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) system (Targis System, Ivoclar Williams, Amherst, NY), the replacement of a single tooth or multiple teeth with a FRC, metal-free bridge is now a suitable alternative to conventional dental therapy. This presentation will review the clinical protocol, material properties, and aesthetic characteristics of this new generation of restorative material.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trinkner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D002516:Ceramics; D003188:Composite Resins; D000075202:Contraindications; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003801:Dental Veneers; D003829:Denture, Partial; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D012823:Silicate Cement
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C111841:ceromer; C111282:dental polyglass; D012823:Silicate Cement