title: Current clinical strategies with lithium-disilicate restorations.
abstract: Ceramics have a rich history in dentistry, playing an integral role in providing high-quality, natural-appearing restorations. From the early days of porcelain jacket crowns to the leucite-reinforced glass ceramics of the 1990s, to new 3rd generation monolithic lithium-disilicate glass-ceramic material, ceramic technologies have evolved and will continue to revolutionize modern-day esthetic dentistry. In this overview article, two cases are presented that illustrate both partial- and full-coverage restorations using lithium-disilicate glass ceramics.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid / Q000293:injuries; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: C493120:lithia disilicate; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C023506:Glass ceramics