Before & After
Milled ceramics are used in a variety of situations to restore many different defects in teeth. Here's a sample of some typical scenarios.
Ceramic GALLERY
In this example, a molar tooth has previously been patched together with silver alloy and a plastic filling; the old filling material is removed and the tooth is shaped and smoothed:you can even see where the silver ions stained the surface of the tooth; this will be completely covered by the new milled ceramic restoration:
Here's another molar and a premolar:
These new restorations help prevent fracture and will last a long time:
These two teeth have suffered from multiple fillings, breakdown and fracture over an extended period. These ceramic crowns, made chair-side, will prolong the useful life of these teeth by many years.
This transformation was completed using Chairside Ceramic techniques:
This is an example of a milled bonded ceramic crown for a badly fractured premolar, completed using IPS e.max lithium disilicate material.
A subtle but effective improvement.
This is an example of using bonded chairside ceramics to restore six upper front teeth:
Photos courtesy of ASCD member Dr Greg Broesder, Mareeba, Queensland
And, another six:
Photos courtesy of ASCD member Dr Greg Broesder, Mareeba, Queensland
In these pictures, 'the hardest job in dentistry', matching a single upper front tooth has been accomplished with a crown made in a single appointment:
Photos courtesy of ASCD member Dr Greg Broesder, Mareeba, Queensland
The following photographs show a full lower reconstruction using bonded ceramics:
Photos courtesy of ASCD member Dr Greg Broesder, Mareeba, Queensland
Metal/ceramic crowns can now be replaced with modern ceramic materials that look like real teeth:
Photos courtesy of ASCD member Dr Greg Broesder, Mareeba, Queensland
This lady in her early fifties wanted to have a more "natural" look to her teeth. Some teeth were treated with 'full coverage' restorations (also known as ceramic crowns or 'caps') to create a better contact and remove a food trap in her upper right, and veneers were placed on other upper front teeth deliver the result seen here; this was completed in a single day.
Photos courtesy of ASCD member Dr Terry Fenn, Mosman Park, Western Australia
These three teeth have had bonded porcelain restorations placed in a single visit using the Cerec system.
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Bonded dental ceramic represents the state of the art in bio-mimetic replacement for worn-out teeth. Find out more about how these restorations mimic nature and provide a durable, beautiful and healthy alternative to traditional metal fillings.
