title: CEREC: science, research, and clinical application.
abstract: Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM), as embodied in the CEREC system, enables the fabrication of high-quality esthetic ceramic restorations chairside. Resin cements are used to complete the clinical process, providing a high-strength, stress-free adhesive assembly. The current generation of CEREC technology can be used to create restorations with a repeatable 50-micron adhesive interface width. Systematic analysis of the literature on clinical trials of CEREC restorations indicates a high level of clinical success. CEREC technology is compatible with contemporary, conservative cavity preparation design and limits pulpal trauma by completing complex restorations in a single visit. The occlusal form of CEREC restorations can be machined with full regard to the patient's occlusion, using functionally generated pathway recordings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, University of Liverpool, School of Dentistry, Liverpool, England.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Jedynakiewicz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics; D003188:Composite Resins; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C074543:Cerec