title: Computer-aided designed/computer-assisted manufactured (CAD/CAM) all-ceramic crowns appear to perform better than all-composite resin crowns following the first 3 years of placement.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Computer-aided designed/computer-assisted manufactured composite resin versus ceramic single-tooth restorations: a 3-year clinical study. Vanoorbeek S, Vandamme K, Lijnen I, Naert I. Int J Prosthodont 2010;23(3):223-30.
  
  
  METHODS
  J. Robert Kelly, DDS, MS, DMedSc
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain the 3-year success and survival rates of all-composite resin and all-ceramic single-tooth restorations manufactured with a CAD/CAM system
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  GC Corporation Europe and UNI-DENT University Hospitals Dental Laboratories, Leuven, Belgium, provided some support for this study
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort study
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Reconstructive Sciences, Center for Biomaterials, Farmington, CT 06030-1615, USA. kelly@nso1.uchc.edu
authors.forename: J Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kelly