This review of ceramic inlays in posterior teeth includes a review of the history of ceramic restorations, followed by common indications and contraindications for their use. A discussion on the potential for tooth wear is followed by a review of recommended preparation design considerations, fabrication methods, and material choices. Despite the improved materials available for fabrication of ...

The electromagnetically isolated programming of unique user IDs, into the transponder memory of UHF RFID inlays, is essential for successful operation in the RFID inventory process. Bar code printers enabled for RFID represent a typical environment of such programming. They are usually equipped with an RFID interrogator and a reactive near field (RNF) coupler. Bar code printers, in particular t...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the pulp response following cementation of inlays using two different resin cements. METHODS Deep Class V cavities were prepared on the buccal surface of 34 sound human premolars. Impressions were taken and inlays were prepared which were cemented with the following luting materials-Group 1: Rely X Unicem (3M ESPE); Group 2: Variolink II (Ivocla...

This study evaluated the fracture strength of teeth restored with bonded ceramic inlays and overlays compared to sound teeth. Thirty sound human maxillary premolars were assigned to 3 groups: 1- sound/unprepared (control); 2- inlays and 3- overlays. The inlay cavity design was Class II MOD preparation with an occlusal width of 1/2 of the intercuspal distance. The overlay cavity design was simil...

objective: this experimental in vitro study compared marginal adaptation of indirect composite, glass-ceramic inlays and direct composite. materials and methods: seventy-five recently extracted human molars were randomly divided into three groups (n=25) and mesio-occluso-distal cavities with the same dimensions were prepared in the teeth. indirect composite and glass-ceramic inlays were fabrica...

This study was conducted in 533 children with 1,634 treated teeth who visited the Pediatric Dentistry Department at the Chiba Hospital of Tokyo Dental College between January and December, 2003. Restorations on deciduous tooth were categorized by age of patient and tooth type. The following observations were made: Children aged 4 (17.9%) visited the clinic most frequently and this group had the...

A leucite-reinforced glass ceramic material (IPS-Empress) which had shown for indirectly fabricated inlays and onlays an encouraging 2-year survival rate of 97.5% in a prospective clinical trial was introduced for clinical use at the University of Zürich. The aim of the present study was to assess the clinical behavior of IPS-Empress inlays and onlays with respect to possible fatigue phenomena ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the longevity of heat-pressed glass ceramic inlays and onlays luted with solely light-curing composite resin. METHODS The records of patients who had received a ceramic inlay or onlay at the Heidelberg University Department of Conservative Dentistry from 1993 to 2002 were evaluated. The mean observation time and the survival probability of the ceramic inlays and onlays...