title: Porcelain esthetics for the 21st century.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dental procedures play a vital role in the modern dental practice. Considerable research has addressed improvements in the properties of dental porcelains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article examines the trends in the scientific advances in dental porcelains. It highlights properties of the new low-fusing porcelains and describes indications for their use. New luting cements also are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomaterials, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Leinfelder
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003116:Color; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005453:Fluorescence; D005544:Forecasting; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D011176:Post and Core Technique
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D003738:Dental Cements; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C078519:leucite