Cermaic Restorations
Cermaic Restorations
RESTORATION
S
By Dr. Aarushi Jain
Introduction :
CAPTEK SYSTEM
ZIRCONIA CERAMICS :
Zirconium crowns are definitely more robust than porcelain crowns.
They last longer too, compared to porcelain that chip and break.
Porcelain crowns also need to be fused to a metal base and the metal is that black
unsightly line above the gums of people with porcelain crowns.
• Since Zirconium crowns are milled from a chunk of crystal, they are guaranteed
to be at least 5 times stronger than porcelain and it metal fuse. Zirconium crowns
also provide strength without that bulky appearance that porcelain is so known
for.
SELECTION OF ALL CERAMIC
RESTORATIONS
ALL CERAMIC RESTORATIONS :
TOOTH PREPARATION :
ARMAMENTARIUM :
Handpiece
Coarse-grit flat-end tapered diamond (6847-016)
Coarse-grit football-shaped diamond (6379-023)
Fine-grit flat-end tapered diamond (8847KR-016)
CP-11/12 binangle chisel
Procedure :
Patient is asked to moisten the ceramic and adjacent teeth with saliva.
Broad, relatively flat surfaces –a large, smooth-cutting Busch Silent Stone (Pfingst)
Reshaping of grooves and ridges-smaller pointed diamond stones and green stones
• Roughened ceramic surfaces are smoothed with clean white stones and polished
with rubber wheels of progressively finer grit such as those found in the
Ceramisté porcelain adjustment kit (Shofu) or diamond-impregnated wheels and
points (Dialite, Brasseler
CEMENTATION PROCEDURE :
The crown is rinsed and then dried with compressed air.
The tooth preparation is cleaned with a rubber cup and flour of pumice, washed, and
dried.
A thin layer of cement is applied to the internal surfaces of the crown. The crown is
seated, and excess cement is removed from the marginal areas with an explorer and a
clean brush.
A slight excess is left to avoid ditching the cement at the margin. The curing light is
aimed at marginal areas from facial, lingual, and occlusal directions for 40 seconds.
The use of all-ceramic restorations is increasing, and this trend will continue.
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