Three-unit CAD/CAM-generated lithium disilicate FDPs after a mean observation time of 46 months

• Published in: Clinical oral investigations Vol. 18; no. 9; pp. 2171 - 2178
• Main Authors: Reich, Sven, Endres, Lutz, Weber, Claudia, Wiedhahn, Klaus, Neumann, Peter, Schneider, Oliver, Rafai, Nicole, Wolfart, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aluminum Silicates - chemistry; Computer-Aided Design; Dental Restoration Failure - statistics & numerical data; Dentistry; Denture Design; Denture, Partial, Fixed; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Middle Aged; Observation; Original Article; FDP; Full-contour; Lithium disilicate; CAD/CAM; Clinical; Glass–ceramic; All-ceramic

Objectives Lithium disilicate can easily be machined by CAM techniques in its metasilicate status. Due to slightly inferior material properties, the material is not yet recommended for three-unit fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) as it is the case for the press material up to the second bicuspid. Theref...