During the past decade, zirconia-based ceramics have been successfully introduced into the
clinic to fabricate fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), along with a dental computer …

Our goal is to give an overview of a selection of emerging ceramics and issues for dental or
biomedical applications, with emphasis on specific challenges associated with full-contour …

Objective The aim was to evaluate the optical properties, mechanical properties and aging
stability of yttria-stabilized zirconia with different compositions, highlighting the influence of …

Objectives To characterize the microstructure and determine some mechanical properties of
a polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network (PICN) material (Vita Enamic, Vita Zahnfabrik) …

Dental ceramics are presented within a simplifying framework allowing for facile
understanding of their development, composition and indications. Engineering assessments …

OBJECTIVE: The interest of dental research in metal-free restorations has been rising in the
last 20 years following the introduction of innovative all-ceramic materials in the daily …

Statement of problem Lithium disilicate is a relatively new and popular restorative material
for esthetic and functional rehabilitations, but the evidence for clinical outcomes is not clear …

Non-silicate ceramics, especially zirconia, have become a topic of great interest in the field
of prosthetic and implant dentistry. A clinical problem with use of zirconia-based components …

Ceramics are very important in the science of dental biomaterials. Among all dental
ceramics, zirconia is in evidence as a dental biomaterial and it is the material of choice in …

Statement of problem The increased use of esthetic restorations requires an improved
understanding of the translucent characteristics of ceramic materials. Ceramic translucency …