All Ceramic Restoration in the Digital Age

Abstract

A lot of all-ceramic restorations are now being used in clinical situations. After the dental CAD/CAM system was introduced, the laboratory procedures for ceramic forming became greatly mechanized. The development of high-strength ceramic materials, including zirconia, also promotes the spread of all-ceramic restorations. In these days, digital technology became popular in the field of dentistry, and a digital impression technique using CCD cameras was introduced as a substitute of a mechanical impression. The purpose of this paper is to explain the basics of all-ceramic restorations by using CAD/CAM and digital technology, and to introduce a digital impression technique using the intra-oral scanner.