title: Lithium silicate endocrown fabricated with a CAD-CAM system: A functional and esthetic protocol.
abstract: An endocrown restoration is an alternative approach to complete crowns with intraradicular cores or dowels for the restoration of endodontically treated teeth. Endocrowns conserve tooth structure and require fewer dental visits. This approach has been widely used, and various materials and techniques have been reported. Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) systems can generate and store libraries of teeth with various anatomies in their database, and diagnostic tooth waxing may not be required. However, occlusal adjustments after the cementation of indirect restorations are often frustrating. Thus, a rapid and efficient way of addressing this challenge is necessary. This clinical report presents a protocol for the fabrication and delivery of an endocrown by using the biogeneric design mode with lithium silicate-based ceramic adjusted before its complete sintering.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Graduate Program of Dentistry, Positivo University, Paraná, Brazil. Electronic address: cunha_leo@me.com.
authors.forename: Leonardo Fernandes
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: da Cunha
authors.affiliation: Professor, Graduate Program of Dentistry, Positivo University, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carla Castiglia
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Gonzaga
authors.affiliation: Graduate student, Graduate Program of Dentistry, Positivo University, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Janes Francio
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pissaia
authors.affiliation: Professor, Graduate Program of Dentistry, Positivo University, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gisele Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Correr
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital
chemical_list: C493120:lithia disilicate; D003776:Dental Porcelain