Prosthodontics 05 February 2021
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Florenzano
Ceramic laminate veneers are a predictable and conservative restorative treatment option to solve aesthetic issues in anterior teeth, with high rates of long-term success. Two techniques are...
Prosthodontics 26 January 2021
Oral health care aims at the maintenance of at least a functional and natural dentition throughout life, but although edentulism registered a great decrease, management of elders with partial teeth...
Prosthodontics 13 October 2020
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
The margin of prosthetic restorations is a key factor for clinical success. In terms of periodontal health, the scientific literature has shown a preference towards supragingival preparations.To...
Prosthodontics 29 September 2020
Fixed dental prostheses: which is the gold standard material?
Metal ceramic has always been the golden standard for implant‐supported reconstructions in the past and the most investigated material in literature,...
Prosthodontics 30 June 2020
Effect of different cleansing agents and adhesive resins on bond strength of contaminated zirconia
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
INTRODUCTIONThe use of zirconia as a material for full crown restorations has increased in the last years thanks to some of its properties like chemical resistance, high fractural strength and ...
Prosthodontics 03 June 2020
In the era of adhesive dentistry, glass-ceramics, including feldspathic-reinforced, leucite-reinforced, and lithium disilicate reinforced materials, are...
“Progress means simplifying” not complicating. Manufacturers have well understood this concept and have tried over the years to simplify adhesion clinical...
Prosthodontics 14 May 2020
Live Webinar with Dr. Nazareno Bassetti - Gnathology 3.0 Aesthetic, Function and Long-Term Stability
Title: Gnathology 3.0 Aesthetic, Function and Long-Term StabilityAuthor: Dr. Nazareno BassettiWhen: May 18th, 2020Time: 8pm GMT+2 – 2pm EST – 11am...
Prosthodontics 05 May 2020
11 year outcomes of lithium disilicate onlays on patients with severe wear
Co-author: A. Comba
The number of remaining teeth at an advanced age has increased significantly and there is a clear trend moving from traditional removable prostheses towards...
The use of zirconia in restorative dentistry has grown exponentially over the past decade. Early zirconia formulations were used for frameworks because of...
Prosthodontics 12 February 2020
Which is the best adhesive cementation protocol for glass ceramic restoration?
Dentists must regularly determine the best adhesive cementation protocol for glass-ceramic restorations on posterior teeth. A few in vivo follow-up...
Co-author: Allegra Comba
When discussing about restorative dentistry and prosthodontics, rehabilitations with CAD/CAM high performance materials are an alternative to traditional...
The use of restorative materials to adhere to the dental surfaces and to preserve as much dental tissue as possible, has determined and conditioned the choice...
Prosthodontics 23 October 2019
Rehabilitation of endodontically treated molars: is better to choose endocrown or crown with post?
The restoration of endodontically treated teeth is always a topic of crucial attention for dentists. If until a few years ago, the therapeutic choice of...
Prosthodontics 25 September 2019
Is Implant cantilevered fixed dental prostheses a successful treatment in partially edentulous?
Co-authors: Storelli S, Del Fabbro M, Scanferla M, Romeo E
Implant placement can be limited by anatomical conditions that may be overcome with different solutions: reduced dimension implants, bone regeneration procedures or...
Prosthodontics 11 September 2019
Cementation of zirconia crowns: effectiveness of self-adhesive dual cements
The cementation of zirconia crowns is always the subject of considerations; the inability to have an adhesive bond with the material makes the fixing process always problematic. Many authors have...
Longevity of the prosthetic restoration is important and depend on several factors, such as the type and degree of adaptation of the prosthetic...
Crown decementation are the most frequent failures in restorations using zirconia as an infrastructure. Increasing the roughness of the zirconia surface has been...
Nowadays, the material of choice for single tooth full crowns restorations are lithium disilicate ceramic and zirconia. Both materials are very popular and could be veneered with feldspathic ceramic...
Prosthodontics 20 March 2019
Removable complete dentures: time and costs analysis for traditional technique vs CAD-CAM technique
The conventional manufacturing protocols for the realization of removable complete dental prostheses (CRDP) are well established and are still...