SESSION Seq #5: Zirconia-based Restorations: Successes, Failures, and Clinical Recommendations

Seq #5

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

2:15 PM-3:45 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre Room 718B, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored

Zirconia-based Restorations: Successes, Failures, and Clinical Recommendations

Sponsored by: Dental Materials

Description: The popularity of the zirconia-based restorations has significantly increased during the past decade. This has occurred even though cast gold and metal-ceramic prostheses are considered “gold standards” for comparative performance and survival purposes. However, controversies exist in translating in vitro research outcomes to clinical applications, and this makes valid treatment recommendations difficult considering the complexity of the available products and combinations. Additionally, their specific physical properties and long-term clinical behavior raise questions about proper cementation and resin-bonding methods. The objectives of this symposium are to address (1) fatigue behavior of layered ceramics and damage modes, (2) criteria of prosthesis design, and its effect on longevity of zirconia based restorations, (3) in vitro and in vivo scientific evidence on the ceramic-resin interface and recommendations for clinical cementation techniques, and (4) tips for extending the survival time of such restorations. Sponsored by Ivoclar Vivadent and the Dental Materials Group.

Chairpersons: S. IMAZATO and S. ANTONSON


	0005		Effect of Prostheses Design in Extending the Survival Time K.J. ANUSAVICE, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
			Fatigue and Damage Modes in Layered Ceramics V.P. THOMPSON, New York University, USA
			Clinical Findings for Zirconia and MCR Supported Restorations I. SAILER, University of Zurich, Switzerland
			The Ceramic Resin Interface: in vitro Investigation and Clinical Experience M.B. BLATZ, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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