title: Use of CAD/CAM in esthetic restoration of badly decayed tooth.
abstract: Proper, intelligent use of materials and technology should be utilized for the benefit of the patient. This case report presents a patient with a badly broken premolar tooth demanding high esthetic all-ceramic restoration. Following multiple procedure tooth was restored with zirconia all ceramic restoration. Multiple procedures to save a tooth are a really worthy, in the interest of patients. Use of zirconia and CAD-CAM will help in saving many compromised tooth even in high-stress regions. This provides the patient a chance to have restorations, which are biomechanically superior in addition to being pleasing esthetically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 3263, Abha 61471, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Satheesh B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Haralur
authors.forename: Ali Hassan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Al-Faifi