Fabrication of Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate Ceramic Restorations Using a Complete Digital Workflow.
This case report describes the fabrication of monolithic all-ceramic restorations using zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate (ZLS) ceramics. The use of powder-free intraoral scanner, generative fabrication technology of the working model, and CAD/CAM of the restorations in the dental laboratory allows a completely digitized workflow. The newly introduced ZLS ceramics offer a unique combination of fracture strength (>420 MPa), excellent optical properties, and optimum polishing characteristics, thus making them an interesting material option for monolithic restorations in the digital workflow.
Dental Practice, 63456 Hanau, Germany ; Department of Prosthetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Sven
S
Rinke
Department of Prosthetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Matthias
M
Rödiger
Department of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Medical Center Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Dirk
D
Ziebolz
Dental Practice, 63456 Hanau, Germany.
Anne-Kathrin
AK
Schmidt