title: Evolution of dental ceramics.
abstract: A porcelain system has been developed that combines dental-ceramic engineering and fiber-optic technology. This system involves cutting-edge technology that results in optical properties that emulate nature closer than ever before. The enhanced opalescence and fluorescence, combined with optical clarity, results in color-reactive porcelain that looks natural and esthetic in any light, and reacts to light in the same manner as the natural dentition.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Prosthodontic Program, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zena
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D011791:Quartz
chemical_list: C088834:Beta-Quartz glass-ceramic; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D011791:Quartz