Clinical outcomes of lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crowns fabricated with CAD/CAM technology: A systematic review

Abstract

The use of ceramic materials and the computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology for the fabrication of complete-coverage restorations has significantly increased in the last decade. The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival rate of anterior and posterior monolithic and bilayered lithium disilicate glass-ceramic (LDGC) CAD/CAM crowns, and to identify the types of complications associated with the main clinical outcomes reported in clinical trials. MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched by 2 independent reviewers for clinical studies published between 2006 and 2019, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The electronic search was supplemented by a hand search. Quality assessment for the included studies was performed. Qualitative and quantitative data was extracted from each study. Out of 219 studies, 6 studies that evaluated LDGC CAD/CAM crowns were identified and used for data extraction. The included studies had 154 participants, who received 204 crowns. The shortto medium-term survival and success rates were high. Biological complications occurred more frequently than technical complications. No esthetic complications were reported. This review indicated that the medium-term survival rate of LDGC CAD/CAM crowns was high. Further multicenter studies with longer follow-ups and larger sample sizes are needed in order to augment the data already in existence.

Keywords: computer-aided design/computeraided manufacturing; dental porcelain; glass-ceramic; prosthodontics; survival.