title: Ceramo-Metal Crown or Cad-Cam Rehabilitation: Patient and Practitioner Appraisal.
abstract: Crowns produced using CAD-CAM technology must be evaluated so they can be integrated in the dentist's therapeutic arsenal. To this end, an evaluation tool for the fixed element units was developed and tested in a randomized cross-over pilot study. At a hospital centre, 10 single crowns from the same dental preparation and produced using CEREC technology were compared to Ceramo-Metal Crowns produced using a conventional procedure. Practitioners generally evaluated CEREC crowns more positively, corroborating the subjects' preference for these crowns. The CEREC technology used in a hospital setting meets the requirements of both patients and practitioners.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batisse
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bessadet
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Decerle
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Veyrune
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nicolas
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003442:Crowns; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D013499:Surface Properties; D064232:Visual Analog Scale
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; C075815:IPS-Empress ceramic; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C078519:leucite; C023506:Glass ceramics