Zirconia toughened mica glass ceramics for dental restorations

One of the global goals of oral health is to increase the number of individuals with functional dentition by the year 2020 [1]. The present global statistics demonstrate an alarming need for dental crowns and prosthetic rehabilitation. According to National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (NCMH), the incidence of complete edentulism has been reported to be 7 –69% world-wide, with developing nations, having edentulism at 11–37% in the age group of 65–75 years [2,3]. Addressing the above clinical problem of edentulism, dental ceramics have been popular as indirect restorative materials due to their esthetics, biocompatibility and chemical inertness.
Source: Dental Materials - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research