Abstract

ROSSATO, Desirée Mory; SAADE, Esther Gomes; SAAD, José Roberto Cury  and  PORTO-NETO, Sizenando de Toledo. Aesthetic all-ceramic dental crowns for anterior teeth: a case report. RSBO (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.7, n.4, pp. 494-498. ISSN 1984-5685.

INTRODUCTION: Society's change of parameters for health and aesthetics has resulted in an increased demand for dental treatments. Nowadays, ceramics systems have shown a substantial development, becoming more reliable and predictable. Dental ceramics, besides being chemically stable, present excellent optical properties when compared to dental structures, thus assuring a special position in the list of aesthetic restorative materials. OBJECTIVE, CASE REPORT AND CONCLUSION: This article describes a successful clinical procedure involving the anterior teeth aesthetics, which were restored with all-ceramic crowns (IPS e.max^® Ivoclar Vivadent).

Keywords : aesthetic dental crowns; all-ceramic crowns.