You must be signed in to read the rest of this article.
Registration on CDEWorld is free. You may also login to CDEWorld with your DentalAegis.com account.
Increasingly strong all-ceramic materials have been introduced often with great fanfare and promise for long-term clinical performance. However, especially on posterior teeth, performance has been less than anticipated. This article reviews failure rates and modes of all-ceramic crowns and addresses the question of whether material properties can accurately predict clinical survival. Guidelines for selecting new and existing ceramics are provided.
Registration on CDEWorld is free. You may also login to CDEWorld with your DentalAegis.com account.
The author reports no conflicts of interest associated with this work.
Queries for the author may be directed to justin.romano@broadcastmed.com.