21 July 2012

DENTAL CERAMIC | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY




Dental ceramics the use of porcelain and similar materials in restorative dentistry.
Dental ceramic the art of making dental restorations or parts of restorations from fused porcelain. 

# Classification of dental ceramic restorative materials restorations
A) Porcelain fused to metal (PFM)/Metalceramic
      -Feldspar
B) All Ceramic       1. Feldspar
           -High leucite
           -Low leucite
     2. Cast glass ceramic
          -Leucite
          -Mica
     3. Core
           a) Alumina
                -alumina
                -slipcast
          b) Magnesia
C) Magnesia molded
       -Advanced glass infiltrated porous zirconia

# TYPES OF RESTORATIONS
  1. Ceramic veneer
  2. Porcelain jacket crown
  3. Metal ceramic crowns and bridges
  4. Ceramic inlays and onlays.
  5. Implant superstructures.

IMAGES
Ceramic Veneer
 
Ceramic Inlays and Onlays

All Zirconia Crowns
Implant SuperStructure


We give well known branded all ceramic restoration.
  1. IPS e.max
  2. IPS Empress/ Eris
  3. IPS Empress esthetic
  4. Procera –Zirconia restoration
  5. CEREC in Lab – cad cam restoration
  6. Vita in ceram
# Advantage
  1. Esthetically
  2. No galvanic reaction
  3. Low thermal conductivity
  4. No corrosion
# Disadvantage:
  1. Expensive
  2. High clinical skill required
  3. Techniqually sensitive
  4. Occlusal postoperative pain
  5. Ceramics are more brittle than composite resin


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