title: Updating Classifications of Ceramic Dental Materials: A Guide to Material Selection.
abstract: The indications for and composition of today's dental ceramic materials serve as the basis for determining the appropriate class of ceramics to use for a given case. By understanding the classifications, composition, and characteristics of the latest all-ceramic materials, which are presented in this article in order of most to least conservative, dentists and laboratory technicians can best determine the ideal material for a particular treatment.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Founder, and Director, UCLA Post Graduate Esthetics, Director, UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry, Founder and Director, UCLA Master Dental Ceramist Program, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California; Private Practice limited to Prosthodontics and Esthetic Dentistry, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.affiliation: Faculty, UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Figueira
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials