title: Ingot selection for aesthetic restorations using contemporary pressed ceramics.
abstract: Accurate communication among the patient, clinician, and laboratory technician is critical to the development of a functional, aesthetic restoration. The use of pressed ceramic restorations has provided a durable, consistent alternative for full-coverage crowns, veneers, onlays, and short-span fixed partial dentures. This article discusses the importance of proper ingot selection in the fabrication of aesthetic restorations and in the realization of patients' expectations for smile design. Ceramic ingots are available in a variety of colors and opacities that provide the clinician and laboratory technician with the latitude to select an ingot that will ultimately ensure patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: drritter@bellsouth.net
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Culp
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D003116:Color; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003800:Dental Technicians; D003804:Dentin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; C075815:IPS-Empress ceramic; D003776:Dental Porcelain