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CAD/CAM and lithium disilicate: an anterior esthetic case study
Richard Zimmermann1, Stefanie Seitz, Jim Evans
1Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Mail Code 7914, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. zimmermannr@uthscsa.edu
Abstract:
Digital technology has brought a new and exciting dimension to dental esthetics. Innovative ways to take impressions and create chair-side restorations are continuing to expand and new dental materials specifically made for CAD/CAM are allowing for extremely esthetic restorations. Lithium disilicate is one such material that is efficiently milled, has a favorable flexural strength, and provides highly esthetic chair-side restorations. The following is a case study that utilizes lithium disilicate for esthetic full coverage crowns on teeth #7, 8, 9, and 10.
