Procera all-ceramic crowns: a new approach to an old problem?

Increasing patient expectations regarding the appearance of restorations continue to test the ingenuity and skill of the dental team. To this end the quest for sufficiently strong, metal-free, all-ceramic restorations to function in all areas of the mouth continues apace. We report on a possible solution to this problem that uses computer-aided design/computer-aided milling (CAD/CAM) technology coupled with a novel, densely sintered, ceramic material. In this article we offer suggestions for case selection, preparation design, and luting procedures, and in addition illustrate these with a number of completed cases.