Year : 2018

Volume : Volume 9

Issue : Issue 2s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Harleen Chhina.
chhinaharleen@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Dental ceramics are presented within a simplifying framework allowing for facile understanding of their development, composition and indications. Over the past forty years, the technological evolution of ceramics for dental applications has been remarkable, as new materials and processing techniques are steadily being introduced. By understanding the classifications, composition, and characteristics of the latest all-ceramic materials, which are presented in this article in order of most to least conservative, dentists and laboratory technicians can best determine the ideal material for a given treatment. This review presents the art of ceramic for dental applications.

Keywords: Ceramics, dentistry, prosthodontics.