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Review
. 2014 Oct;58(4):208-16.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpor.2014.07.003. Epub 2014 Sep 22.

Ceramic dental biomaterials and CAD/CAM technology: state of the art

Raymond Wai Kim Li  1 , Tak Wah Chow  2 , Jukka Pekka Matinlinna  2
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Review

Ceramic dental biomaterials and CAD/CAM technology: state of the art

Raymond Wai Kim Li et al. J Prosthodont Res. 2014 Oct.
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Abstract

Purpose: Ceramics are widely used as indirect restorative materials in dentistry because of their high biocompatibility and pleasing aesthetics. The objective is to review the state of the arts of CAD/CAM all-ceramic biomaterials.

Study selection: CAD/CAM all-ceramic biomaterials are highlighted and a subsequent literature search was conducted for the relevant subjects using PubMed followed by manual search.

Results: Developments in CAD/CAM technology have catalyzed researches in all-ceramic biomaterials and their applications. Feldspathic glass ceramic and glass infiltrated ceramic can be fabricated by traditional laboratory methods or CAD/CAM. The advent of polycrystalline ceramics is a direct result of CAD/CAM technology without which the fabrication would not have been possible.

Conclusions: The clinical uses of these ceramics have met with variable clinical success. Multiple options are now available to the clinicians for the fabrication of aesthetic all ceramic restorations.

Keywords: CAD/CAM; Dental ceramics; Survival rate.

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