Effect of various digital cement space settings on the adaptation of CAD/CAM occlusal veneer "micro-ct evaluation"

Dent Mater J. 2021 May 29;40(3):625-630. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2020-226. Epub 2020 Dec 26.

Abstract

The aim was to evaluate the adaptation of CAD/CAM occlusal veneer with different cement space settings using micro CT scan. Three groups of IPS e.max-CAD lithium disilicate occlusal veneers with different cement space settings (30, 40, and 50 µm) were produced. A circle with 20 different diameters was centered at the center of the same image position of every scanned specimen using micro CT scan to measure four different locations [Occlusal (OCG), axial (AXG), Marginal (MAG), and absolute marginal discrepancy values (AMD)]. Kruskal-Wallis test revealed that there were no statistical differences between (OCG), (AXG), and (AMD) tested groups (p>0.05), and statistical differences between (MAG) group and other two groups (p<0.05). An increase in the digital cement space significantly improved the marginal fit of IPS e.max-CAD occlusal veneer.

Keywords: CAD/CAM; Internal adaptation; Lithium disilicate; Marginal adaptation; Occlusal veneer.

MeSH terms

  • Ceramics
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Crowns
  • Dental Cements
  • Dental Marginal Adaptation
  • Dental Materials
  • Dental Porcelain*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Glass Ionomer Cements
  • X-Ray Microtomography

Substances

  • Dental Cements
  • Dental Materials
  • Glass Ionomer Cements
  • Dental Porcelain