Article: Volume 48 Number 8 Page 690 - September 2021
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Dental Update 492: 690-696
Restorative dentistry: Ceramics in dentistry: which material is appropriate for the anterior or posterior dentition? Part 2: recent clinical research
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Abstract: The large choice of ceramic materials for an indirect restoration has given clinicians a dilemma when choosing a suitable ceramic material for restorations in anterior or posterior teeth. Part 1 compared the physical properties and aesthetics of lithium disilicate and zirconia materials. This article explores recent clinical research on these materials.
Clinical relevance: Awareness of which ceramic material performs optimally on anterior and posterior teeth is clinically important.
Author notes: Loo Chien Win, BDS (AIMST), MSc Restorative (Birmingham), Quay Dental Penang, Penang Island, Malaysia. Peter Sands, MSc, BDS, LDS, MFGDP, MCGD, General Dental Practitioner, Abingdon; Part-time Lecturer University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry. Stephen J Bonsor, BDS(Hons), MSc, FHEA, FDS RCPS(Glasg), MDTFEd, GDP, The Dental Practice, 21 Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen, UK; Senior Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Dentistry, University of Aberdeen; Online Tutor/Clinical Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK. FJ Trevor Burke, DDS, MSc, MDS, MGDS, FDS (RCS Edin), FDS RCS (Eng), FFGDP (UK), FADM. Emeritus Professor, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, UK. email: ruzia.louisa.0107@gmail.com
Objective: To compare the recent clinical research on the survival of lithium disilicate and zirconia materials used for indirect restorations.
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