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2. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   The "graded" zirconia crown has a darker cervical area consisting of tetragonal zirconia, a main tooth color in the buccal area, and a translucent incisal edge consisting of cubic zirconia. The only thing a dental technician has to do is to use the proper height of the zirconia block so that the crown fits in all the different color zones.

3. Dental implant - Wikipedia

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   The porcelain on crowns should be expected to discolour, fracture or require repair approximately every ten years, although there is significant variation in the service life of dental crowns based on the position in the mouth, the forces being applied from opposing teeth and the restoration material. Where implants are used to retain a ...

4. Full arch restoration - Wikipedia

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   Full arch restoration in dentistry refers to the comprehensive reconstruction or rehabilitation of an entire dental arch, which can include all teeth in the upper or lower jaw. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This procedure is also known as full mouth reconstruction or full mouth rehabilitation.

5. Dental porcelain - Wikipedia

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   Dental porcelain (also known as dental ceramic) is a dental material used by dental technicians to create biocompatible lifelike dental restorations, such as crowns, bridges, and veneers. Evidence suggests they are an effective material as they are biocompatible , aesthetic , insoluble and have a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale .

6. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   A veneer is a very thin shell of porcelain that can replace or cover part of the enamel of the tooth. Full-porcelain restorations are particularly desirable because their color and translucency mimic natural tooth enamel. Another type is known as porcelain-fused-to-metal, which is used to provide strength to a crown or bridge. These ...

7. Fixed prosthodontics - Wikipedia

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   If porcelain is to be applied to the gold crown, an additional minimum of 1 mm of tooth structure needs to be removed to allow for a sufficient thickness of the porcelain to be applied, thus bringing the total tooth reduction to minimally 1.5 mm. For porcelain or ceramic crowns the amount of tooth reduction is 2 mm. For metal, it is 1 mm.