Zirconia has become one of the most popular materials in dentistry. New high-translucent zirconia ceramics have favorable optical properties and can be applied as monolithic full-contour restorations in various clinical indications for posterior and anterior teeth. However, having reliable cementation protocols is fundamental for clinical success of indirect ceramic dental restorations, includi...

Background Bonded indirect restorations are laboratory fabricated and requires at least two appointments: one for provisionalization and one for luting. In the first appointment, an impression is immediately taken after tooth preparation, followed by a provisional treatment, which traditionally consists of luting a temporary restoration. After the indirect restoration fabrication, the temporary...

introduction: this in vitro study investigates the marginal and internal fit of indirect class ii composite restorations. two different processes for chair-side restorations were compared. in group a, the restorations were fabricated using cad/cam technology (cerec, sirona, germany, bernsheim) and in group b they were made by hand (grandioso inlay system, voco gmbh, germany, cuxhaven). methods:...

The authors conducted a literature review focused on materials and techniques used in adhesive cementation for indirect composite resin restorations. It was based on English language sources and involved a search of online databases in Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus using related topic keywords in different combinations; it was supplemented by a tr...

AIM This in vitro study compares a new system for manual chair side fabrication of indirect composite restorations, which uses silicone models after alginate impressions, to CAD/CAM-technology and laboratory manual production techniques. MATRIALS AND METHODS: and study design Each 10 composite inlays were fabricated using different types of production techniques: CAD/CAM- technology (A), the ne...

color match between fiber-reinforced composite (frc) restorations and teeth is an imperative factor in esthetic dentistry. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of veneering composites and fibers on the color change of frc restorations.glass and polyethylene fibers were used to reinforce a direct microhybrid composite (z250, 3m espe) and a microfilled composite (gradia indirect...