title: Ceramics: rationale for material selection.
abstract: All imaginable types of materials and techniques, from very conservative ceramic restorations to very complex restorations of either metal or high-strength crystalline ceramics veneered with porcelain, have been introduced and tried throughout the years, with varying levels of success. However, there is considerable misinformation and a general lack of published rational treatment planning guidelines about when to use the ceramics available in dentistry. This article provides a systematic process for treatment planning with ceramic materials. Specific guidelines are outlined for the appropriate clinical conditions for using the various ceramic materials.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: Yair Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Whiteman
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D002516:Ceramics; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D033081:Shear Strength; D013718:Tensile Strength; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C016447:feldspar; C023506:Glass ceramics; D015040:Zirconium; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; C028541:zirconium oxide