European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Effects of Different Porcelains and Shades on Light Transmission and Resin Polymerization

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Cover Date

September 2016

Print ISSN

0965-7452

Electronic ISSN

2396-8893

Vol

24

Issue

3

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The aim of this manuscript is to describe 2-year follow-up of a clinical experience with
a zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate ceramic for an anterior rehabilitation with single
metal-free crowns. The maxillary-central incisor teeth crowns were made by zirconiumreinforced lithium silicate and covered with porcelain were obtained with a digital impression with the intra-oral scanner of the CEREC system as a basis for virtual design,
as well as a laminate for the left lateral maxillary incisor, based on a “double scanning”
technique. Lithium silicate material seems to be a safe and satisfactory alternative for
anterior crowns’ rehabilitation.

Keywords
Rehabilitation
Aesthetic Dentistry
Dental Ceramics;
Zirconia
Anterior Crowns