Up until a few years ago, the most commonly used materials to restore teeth were metal-based. Forsome time now, however, dentists and patients alike have preferentially chosen all-ceramics, because they are metal free, corrosion resistant, chemically inert, and thus highly biocompatible. In terms of durability, all-ceramic crowns are often superior to the “gold standard“ metal-based restorations. All-ceramic restorations offer the dentist the option of conserving tooth substance while providing highly esthetic therapy solutions. It’s no wonder that the trend towards all-ceramic restorations is growing fast, and that all-ceramics can often substitute for metal in many indications.
The use of all-ceramics for inlays, onlays, partial crowns, veneers, fixed partial dentures and implant suprastructures places special demands on material selection, preparation, manufacture, insertion and cementation. To make sure that all-ceramic restoration in both teaching and practice is supported by a solid foundation of clinical and technical certainty, two experienced American ceramic specialists have taken the initiative with German co-authors and Society for Dental Ceramics and produced a ceramics manual for the English-speaking professional community as well as the international dental market. Led by Ariel J. Raigrodski DMD, MS, University of Washington, Seattle, and Howard E. Strassler DMD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, ”All-Ceramics at a Glance“ has now been published. The manual is a practice-oriented guide to ceramic materials and CAD/CAM systems. The clinical application of all-ceramics in restorative and prosthetic dentistry is described concisely and illustrated richly. The German edition of this manual has already established itself as best-seller of the year.
This vademecum of all-ceramic restoration consolidates international specialist knowledge, and – thanks to the authors’ years of experience – gives the clinical methodology a common denominator. Not just opinion makers, university and college instructors, and scientists with obligations to teaching, research, continuing education, and journalism, but also practitioners will find in this handbook a platform to define the quality standards of dentistry with all-ceramics.
Kunzelmann, K.-H., Kern, M., Pospiech, P., Raigrodski, A. J., Strassler, H.E., Mehl, A., Frankenberger, R., Reiss, B., Wiedhahn, K.: All-Ceramics at a Glance. 1st English Edition. 96 pages, size 8.26x8.26”, Hardcover, Sales Price 49.00 US-$, ISBN 978-3-00-021677-0, available by Dental Tribune America, 213 West 35th Street, Suite 801, New York, N.Y. 10001.
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Die Co-Autoren from US:
Ariel J. Raigrodski, DDS, MS, Department of Restaurative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle - USA
Howard E. Strassler, MDM, Director of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore - USA
Ariel J. Raigrodski, DDS, MS, Department of Restaurative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle - USA
Howard E. Strassler, MDM, Director of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore - USA