Minimally invasive lithium disilicate ceramic veneers fabricated using chairside CAD/CAM: a clinical report.
This clinical report describes the use of modern CAD/CAM technology combined with a conventional impression technique to treat a malformed tooth with ceramic veneer in a single appointment. A thin veneer (0.4 mm) made of lithium disilicate ceramic was used to correct the shape of the malformed tooth with a minimally invasive preparation using a chairside CAD/CAM system. Thus the treatment can be performed during one appointment. To facilitate the CAD/CAM process and fabrication of the veneer, a scanable model fabricated on a modified gypsum definitive cast was used. The malformed tooth was corrected on the cast by use of a composite resin and an impression was then made. This trimmed impression was used intraorally during the scanning process to facilitate fabrication of the veneer.
Department of Prosthodontics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000293:Adolescent; D002133:Calcium Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D060745:Gingival Retraction Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D003765:Models, Dental; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D019246:Tooth Preparation / Q000379:methods
D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D019279:Resin Cements; C493120:lithia disilicate; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D002133:Calcium Sulfate