Abstract
The search for a metal-free, aesthetic restoration with optimal strength, longevity, and comfort easily dates back to the 19th century. However, the popularity of adhesively retained restorations has reached an all-time high due to improvements in wear, post-op sensitivity, bond material and strength, and aesthetic quality. Targis/Vectris, a ceromer restorative material introduced in 1997 by Ivoclar-Williams, is a ceramic optimized polymer that produces a strong fiber-reinforced tooth-colored restoration. It allows the clinician to fabricate metal-free restorations without the fracture potential seen with ceramic materials. Long-term longitudinal studies of this restorative material will be the litmus test, but we now have 10-year studies that show very promising results.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Bonding the gap between petralit and ceromers: with case reviews.
A1 - Adams,T C,
PY - 2001/4/21/pubmed
PY - 2001/5/22/medline
PY - 2001/4/21/entrez
SP - 12
EP - 5
JF - Journal (Indiana Dental Association)
JO - J Indiana Dent Assoc
VL - 79
IS - 1
N2 - The search for a metal-free, aesthetic restoration with optimal strength, longevity, and comfort easily dates back to the 19th century. However, the popularity of adhesively retained restorations has reached an all-time high due to improvements in wear, post-op sensitivity, bond material and strength, and aesthetic quality. Targis/Vectris, a ceromer restorative material introduced in 1997 by Ivoclar-Williams, is a ceramic optimized polymer that produces a strong fiber-reinforced tooth-colored restoration. It allows the clinician to fabricate metal-free restorations without the fracture potential seen with ceramic materials. Long-term longitudinal studies of this restorative material will be the litmus test, but we now have 10-year studies that show very promising results.
SN - 0019-6568
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/11314370/Bonding_the_gap_between_petralit_and_ceromers:_with_case_reviews_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -