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GARCIA, Lucas da Fonseca Roberti; CONSANI, Simonides; CRUZ, Patrícia Costa  e  SOUZA, Fernanda de Carvalho Panzeri PIRES DE. Critical analysis of the dental ceramics historical and development. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2011, vol.59, suppl.1, pp. 67-73. ISSN 1981-8637.

The constant use of aesthetic restorations in Dentistry has been promoting the development and the improvement of materials more and more to assist these requirements. Ceramic restorations have been promoted a new age in the aesthetic Dentistry, although, this restoring material has an old history and controversial clinical use. The aim of this review was to perform a critical analysis regarding the dental ceramics, for being a material thoroughly used for making of indirect restorations and still remains in technological development, because new ceramic materials have been introduced during the last two decades.

Palavras-chave : Ceramics.; Esthetics dental.; Dental materials..