title: CAD/CAM technology and esthetic dentistry: a case report.
abstract: Advances in dental materials as well as in computer technology have made CADCAM-fabricated restorations not just possible in dentistry but plentiful. When using CADCAM systems, operators can fabricate restorations from several materials, including ceramics, metal alloys, and various composites. This case report describes the replacement of a porcelain-layered zirconia-based (coping) crown on a left lower cuspid that presented with a veneering ceramic chipping on a lithium-disilicate CADCAM-fabricated crown. It demonstrates how all-ceramic systems offer a promising alternative in the restoration of anterior teeth.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Restorative Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Gildo Coelho
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Former Associate Professor in Operative Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Former Director of Clinical Affairs, Clinical Research Dental, London, Ontario, Canada, and Clinician's Choice, New Milford, Connecticut, Dr. Boksman is now retired from private practice.
authors.forename: Leendert Len
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Boksman
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Maria Jacinta Moraes Coelho
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D003481:Cuspid; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D019233:Retreatment; D013674:Technology, Dental; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C493120:lithia disilicate; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide